How To Install puredata-extra on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-extra on Kali Linux. puredata-extra is realtime computer music and graphics system - extra files

Introduction

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

What is puredata-extra

puredata-extra is:

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

This package provides extra objects that come with Pd, e.g. for signal analysis (fiddle~, sigmund~, bonk~) and more.

The objects for expression evaluation (expr~) have been included into puredata-core, so they are no longer part of this package.

There are three methods to install puredata-extra 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-extra 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-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puredata-extra

Install puredata-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puredata-extra

Install puredata-extra 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-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puredata-extra

How To Uninstall puredata-extra on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove puredata-extra

Uninstall puredata-extra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puredata-extra

Remove puredata-extra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge puredata-extra

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

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

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

Dependencies

puredata-extra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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