I've tried unsuccessfully to install a current version of pd-vanilla several times over the last couple years. I end up w pd-extended, or now, pd-l2ork. I'd like to investigate Deken and get more familiar with pd itself, so I'd like to give vanilla a go.

The problem starts with the default Ubuntu repositories. They have 0.46.7-3. They have for awhile. Deken was first included in pd 0.47, so I can't use it

So, at the puredata.info downloads page, I click the link to the Debian packages.

Moving down to the puredata_0.48.0-1_all amd 64 .deb file, I download it, and open it in Ubuntu's package installer. Watching the virtual terminal in Package Install, as well as from checking the help page within the new pd install, tells me I'm still installing 0.46.7-3.

What's going on, and what's next?

I asked once about why the repositories aren't up to date, and it turns out that this is out of our hands. Ubuntu only accepts updates to repositories every so often, in the interest of stability (can't remember the details). So if you want the latest version of Vanilla for Ubuntu, you're going to have to download the source files (top link in the page you shared) and compile it yourself.

Luckily, this has gotten MUCH easier in 0.48 with the updated readme file. I was able to do it without any difficulties this time (and I'm not an expert at these things). Just follow the instructions carefully, and report back if you have any difficulties.

I just downloaded the Vanilla 0.48 source.
The numbers "48" do not appear once in the INSTALL.txt. The numbers "47" appear 3 times.

Is there something I'm missing here?

fatal error: alsa/asoundlib.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Makefile:709: recipe for target 'portaudio/src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.lo' failed
make[2]: *** [portaudio/src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.lo] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/greg/pd-0.48-0/portaudio'
Makefile:496: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/greg/pd-0.48-0'
Makefile:420: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

Read all the way through and followed along, everything but JACK worked, then got everything but some realtime scheduling to work on a second attempt.
Just following the frickin' directions.

Thanks guys, esp. Liam!