How To Install puredata-import on Debian 12

Learn how to install puredata-import on Debian 12 with this tutorial. puredata-import is Pd object for loading libraries within a patch

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-import on Debian 12.

What is puredata-import

puredata-import is:

Aiming to provide a simplified Python-style import for Pure Data, this import object loads libraries as part of a patch. It will load anything that Pd considers a library, including libraries that are defined by Pd loaders like ’libdir'.

This package is meant only for vanilla Pure Data, as pd-extended provides this functionality built-in.

There are three methods to install puredata-import on Debian 12. 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-import 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-import using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puredata-import

Install puredata-import Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puredata-import

Install puredata-import 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install puredata-import

How To Uninstall puredata-import on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove puredata-import

Uninstall puredata-import And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puredata-import and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puredata-import

Remove puredata-import Configurations and Data

To remove puredata-import configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puredata-import

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

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

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

Dependencies

puredata-import have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-import package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.