How To Install puredata-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-dev on Kali Linux.

What is puredata-dev

puredata-dev is:

Pure Data (also known as Pd) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio and graphics processing.

This package provides the header-files for compiling externals (plugins) for puredata.

There are three methods to install puredata-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install puredata-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install puredata-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puredata-dev

Install puredata-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install puredata-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install puredata-dev

Install puredata-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install puredata-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puredata-dev

How To Uninstall puredata-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the puredata-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puredata-dev

Uninstall puredata-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puredata-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puredata-dev

Remove puredata-dev Configurations and Data

To remove puredata-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puredata-dev

Remove puredata-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove puredata-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puredata-dev

Dependencies

puredata-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• puredata-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.