[PD] Install pd-extended on Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 i686

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:22 AM, András Murányi wrote:

> [...]
> >> When I tried adding adding to sources.list and installing via apt- 
> get
> >> I received the following error:
> >> "Failed to fetch
> >> http://apt.puredata.info/releases/dists/jaunty/main/binary-amd64/Packages
> >> 404 Not Found"
> >>
> >> Anyway, I ended up installing pd vanilla, gem, and zexy  
> seperately and
> >> adding the appropriate paths in the file > startup menu.   
> Everything
> >> is working just fine now.
> >>
> >> -Ben
> >
> > Hello Ben,
> >
> > I am on amd64 too, and my best recommendation is that you use the  
> i386
> > version. At the moment it is just faster and more stable than 64- 
> bit builds.
> > To set up an i386 package on your 64-bit Jaunty and satisfy all  
> the 32-bit
> > dependecies you'll most likely want to use getlibs:
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790
> >
> > Andras
> >
> >
>
> Thanks Andras, that sounds like just what I need.
> I'll give it a shot this weekend after I fix a botched dist-upgrade.
>
> -Ben
>
> I just noticed there are more specifics at http://puredata.info/docs/developer/64BitLinux/ 
>  under "Method 2
>
> BTW this page is under section "Developers"... it's not only  
> developers who want to install Pd, is it? Wouldn't it make sense to  
> move or link to this page from "download Pd"?
> Andras


Yeah, it could be probably be moved. The download page is just for  
actual links to downloads.  I'd say it should got in /doc/

.hc


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