How To Install pd-pduino on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-pduino on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pd-pduino
pd-pduino is:
This package includes a Pd object and a matching Arduino firmware. It allows you to control the Arduino board from Pd without having to program in Arduino’s C++.
WARNING! This version of the [arduino] object for Pd will only work with 2.1 versions of Firmata or newer! It will not work with older versions of the firmware! Firmata-2.2 is inluded in the documentation.
There are three methods to install pd-pduino on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pd-pduino Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-pduino using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-pduino
Install pd-pduino Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-pduino using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-pduino
Install pd-pduino Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-pduino using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-pduino
How To Uninstall pd-pduino on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pd-pduino package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-pduino
Uninstall pd-pduino And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-pduino and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-pduino
Remove pd-pduino Configurations and Data
To remove pd-pduino configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-pduino
Remove pd-pduino configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-pduino configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-pduino
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-pduino package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
