How To Install pd-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pd-plugin
pd-plugin is:
This is a Pd tilde object for hosting LADSPA audio plug-ins. The LADSPA plug-in interface is supported completely. The object will search your LADSPA path for plugins, which are loadable by name as an argument to the plugin~ object.
There are three methods to install pd-plugin 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-plugin 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-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-plugin
Install pd-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-plugin
Install pd-plugin 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-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-plugin
How To Uninstall pd-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pd-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-plugin
Uninstall pd-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-plugin
Remove pd-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove pd-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-plugin
Remove pd-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-plugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-plugin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
