How To Install pd-pduino on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-pduino
on Ubuntu 20.04.
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. Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install pd-pduino
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 20.04
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 20.04, 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 20.04 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 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.