[PD] New on ubuntu: where to go now

Yvan Vander Sanden yvan at youngmusic.org
Mon Feb 4 10:15:35 CET 2008


PSPunch wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I mainly use Ubuntu Studio 7.10 myself and figured I
> might have something to share.
>
>
> --
> Debian/testing and Ubuntu Gutsy (Intel i386 processor)
> installs fine.
>
> Download it from,
> http://puredata.info/downloads
>
> it is the 3rd on the list.
>
> With Ubuntu 7.10, just double click on the downloaded file
> and the system will do the rest of the installation.
>
>
> --
> When launching PD, I recall the console claiming that
> certain libraries were missing.
> You can use "Synaptic package manager" from the pull-down
> menu to search and install packages with associating names.
>
>
>   
That's why you should NOT download the package from the website!

If you're using ubuntu studio, you can just type

 > sudo apt-get install pd

and all dependencies will be installed automatically.

Regards,

yvan




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