How To Install pd-smlib on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-smlib on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pd-smlib
pd-smlib is:
Signal processing for Mapping - a LIBrary with vector and number stream processing objects for Pd, enhancing this language with objects for rapid prototyping of gesture analysis. It complements Pd with a set of objects for vector processing, vector analysis, vector synthesis, number stream analysis, number stream filters. Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install pd-smlib 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-smlib 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-smlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-smlib
Install pd-smlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-smlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-smlib
Install pd-smlib 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-smlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-smlib
How To Uninstall pd-smlib on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pd-smlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-smlib
Uninstall pd-smlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-smlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-smlib
Remove pd-smlib Configurations and Data
To remove pd-smlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-smlib
Remove pd-smlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-smlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-smlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-smlib package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
