Hello there,

I am just trying desperately to install pd 51-4 on my Ubuntu studio 16.04.
Downloaded and unpacked the folder pd-0.51-4; opened the install file and followed instrutions:
Opened the terminal
When trying
cd path/to/pd I get the message
Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden (no such file or directory)

Any ideas? Tried to solve this by reading about this in the internet, but could not find any helpful hints so far.

Thanks

Any particular reason for using ubuntu studio 16.04? They are currently on 20.04 LTS - I doubt 16.04 is still supported.

Either way, instead of unzipping and running install scripts you should be able to do sudo apt install pure data and then run puredata simply by typing pd from terminal or locating and running the shortcut in your start menu

Hello and thanks.
Not a particular reason for using 16.04 beside some paranoic relationship to upgrades caused by expereiences with windows.
But I guess I have to install 20.04.
Just did this on another system; worked fine, but still it is pd 50.2 coming with studio 20.04.
I guess if I really would like to install pd 51.4 it is not working by running sudo apt install pure data , is it?

But anyway I will try after installing Ubuntu Studioi 20.04

@Nullstrahler said:

Just did this on another system; worked fine, but still it is pd 50.2 coming with studio 20.04.
I guess if I really would like to install pd 51.4 it is not working by running sudo apt install pure data , is it?

You can get the latest .deb files from debians website: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=puredata but that means you gotta figure out dependencies yourself

@bocanegra said:

You can get the latest .deb files from debians website: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=puredata but that means you gotta figure out dependencies yourself

Thanks. That is where problems start, as I do not understand exactly what this means or how to do this.

As far as I got with my unfortunately non existing knowledge in compiling programs in Linux I went here:

https://puredata.info/downloads/pure-data

downloaded:

Pure Data For All platforms

Extracted the file and followed the instructions in the

INSTALL.txt

file. When I type

" cd path/to/pd'

in the Terminal I still get the message:

Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden (no such file or directory)

That is where my attempts to install 51-4 stops.

But anyway I am now upgraded to Ubuntu Studio 20.04 and thus I can use pd 50.2 which is absolutely sufficient for me right now.
If there was any hints regarding the installation of pd 51-4 or some clearance where I am on the wrong path I still would be interested.

THANKS!

@Nullstrahler said:

@bocanegra said:

You can get the latest .deb files from debians website: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=puredata but that means you gotta figure out dependencies yourself

Thanks. That is where problems start, as I do not understand exactly what this means or how to do this.

I went over it some 6 months ago in another thread: https://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/13499/couldn-t-create-sigmund/2

Basically, you download all the packages named puredata something and run them with software center / synaptic or whatever

" cd path/to/pd'

"path/to/pd" is a generic placeholder and is meant ot be substituted with the actual path you installed pd to

If there was any hints regarding the installation of pd 51-4 or some clearance where I am on the wrong path I still would be interested.

THANKS!

See the thread I linked to above. Otherwise there are repositories you can add manually: https://puredata.info/docs/faq/debian - the debian stable repo should work (same packages I am running on xubuntu 20.04)

Adding apt.puredata.info manually
You can either add this line to the bottom of /etc/apt/sources.list Or you can add it in the GUI administration program Synaptic (in the Settings -> Repositories menu, then the Third-Party Software tab). Choose the line for your version of Debian or Ubuntu from the options below:

#Debian/stable
deb http://apt.puredata.info/releases stable main

After adding this repo and doing sudo apt update you should be able to install puredata 51.4 with apt install

Hi @Nullstrahler
"cd" stands for "change directory". "path/to/pd" is of course a placeholder. You have to replace it with the path to the directory you chose for the source files. Alternatively, you can use your file manager to open the directory, and then right-click -> "Open Terminal Here".

you'll need the following dependencies to compile pure data, some of them might be already installed on your system. Install with apt:

sudo apt install build-essential automake autoconf libtool gettext

sudo apt install libasound2-dev libjack-jackd2-dev

Then follow the install instructions. In a nutshell:

./autogen.sh

./configure --enable-jack

this compiles pd with jack support. you can check the configure options with
./configure --help

make

if make runs without errors, you can install with:

sudo make install