[PD] pd on ubuntu linux anyone?

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hi derek

>> anyone has compiled PD under Ubuntu linux?
> 
> 
> For x86 Ubuntu, you can simply add unstable Debian apt-get repositories 
> and get PD and family as deb packages. You might try the same thing with 
> the PPC version, and hopefully the PPC developers have PD in there and 
> up to date.

> The line I added to a friend's x86 Ubuntu /etc/apt/sources.list was:
> 
> deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2004/12/06/debian/ testing main 
> contrib non-free
> 
> Then do an:
> apt-get update
> apt-get install puredata
> 
> and use:
> apt-cache search [packagename]
> for the other stuff.

ok, I never used apt-get before so this is good time to get into it :) I
will try this.

> This should get you PD, GEM and several other externals [if you find 
> them by package name, of course], but not PDP or PiDiP. I don't know of 
> any PPC debs for those.
> 
> Ubuntu should have synaptic installed, if you prefer a GUI for package 
> management.

Yes, it is there i have used it few times, i guess i have to dig into it
a deeper.

>> i have recently installed ubuntu on my mac and today finally found 
>> some time to try to compile Pd and some other apps i need. I get 
>> different errors when compiling ....
> 
> 
> I'm afraid you won't get much help if you don't post the errors.
> On Linux, you can select the output in the terminal and use the middle 
> mouse button to paste it someplace else [like in an email to the PD 
> list]. This probably won't work with the Mac mono-button trackpad, 
> however ;-)

Yes i know. its just that i am still setting up my modem connection in
Ubuntu (taking me ages) so i am wrinting from OSX and i cannot remember
the error, I should have pasted it into a text file. I will do it next time.

and this reminds me that i cannot try the app-get until i solve the 
modem problem ... great.

>> I dont know Linux very well so i am not sure what to do to solve it

> Post copious output to as may lists as you can!

i will

many thanks



-- 
enrike