Hallo,
I installed pd, it started by the icon "run pd" and it worked. After that I decided to install pd-extended by running these commands from http://puredata.info/docs/faq/debian:

"
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://apt.puredata.info/releases lsb_release -c | awk '{print $2}' main"
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 9f0fe587374bbe81
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key D63D3D09C39F5EEB
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pd-extended
"

Result: I can not start pd-extended by its icon. Start in the terminal, results in these messages:

"
user@user:~$ pd-extended
priority 6 scheduling enabled.
priority 8 scheduling enabled.
open: /etc/pd/gem.conf: No such file or directory
open: /home/user/.pd/gem.conf: No such file or directory
open: ./gem.conf: No such file or directory
"

The programm works, but not with the features of ps-extended, I guess.
(installed: 0.43.4-extended and 0.45.4)

Did I something wrong? How to resolve the messages above?

Is there a good descripition of the features of pd-extended?

Thanks,
Peter

This guy also has problems with 14.04:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/546160/installing-pd-extended-in-14-04-says-requires-installation-of-untrusted-packages
However, I didn't care about the untrusted packages.

Hi Peter, and welcome to this forum,

Those error messages are about GEM, an external library for Pd which deals only with graphics. I really don't know why you are having those problems, but maybe you can try to reinstall pd-extended via:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eighthave/pd-extended
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pd-extended

Take care,
Gilberto

Hi Gilberto,

thank you for your answer, but the problems remained the same.
Thanks
Peter

Hi Peter,

I just tried launching pd-extended via the terminal on my Linux Mint and I get the absolutely same messages as you. That said, everything is working perfectly well here, including GEM. But that said, I can launch pd-extended via the applications menu normally. My shortcut is actually executing the following command pasuspender -- /usr/lib/pd-extended/tcl/pd-gui.tcl %F instead of pd-extended. Maybe you want to give that a try and see how it goes.

Cheers,
Gilberto

Hi Gilberto,

I tried your command, but it also did not work:

user@user:~$ pasuspender -- /usr/lib/pd-extended/tcl/pd-gui.tcl %F
Verbindungsfehler: Verbindung verweigert
pa_context_connect() failed: Ungültiger Parameter

I found out that In the FLOSS Manuals is written:

Pure Data Extended requires two software 'libraries' from an older version of Ubuntu - libflac7 and libjasper

In the last graphics of this page GEM is mentioned.

Unfortunately the manual is 7 years old and in KXSudio there is no synaptic, only muon, in which less programs are listed.

Thanks
Peter

Hi Peter,

Your current problem is that your shortcut in the menu doesn't work, right? I mean, besides getting those error messages, everything works well, correct? If so, there must be a way of having a functional shortcut associated to the command pd-extended, which as far as I understood works fine for you when typed in the terminal, right? Besides this I can't think of anything else right now

You can also try contacting the developers in the mailing list, they probably will be much more knowledgeable about this than me.

Take care,
Gilberto

Hi Gilberto,

when I write "pd-extended" in the terminal, it starts as "0.43.4-extended". That is correct. But how to start the extensions? I can't see them. It seems, that in reality only pd (without extensions) is working.

Thanks
Peter

Hi Peter,

But how to start the extensions? I can't see them

What do you mean by "see" or "start" them?

Please try creating some extended objects such as [knob], [maxlib/scale], [gcanvas], [snaps~], [gemwin]. Are you able to create those objects?

Gilberto

Hi Gilberto,

thank you very much for your answer, which led me a step forward.
(I thought that I could choose those extended objects from the menu.)

I am able to create those objects which means, that pd-extended is really working.

Sorry for confusion and thank you for your efforts!
Peter

Hi Peter,

I am able to create those objects which means, that pd-extended is really working.

Cool!

I thought that I could choose those extended objects from the menu.

Not even all pd vanilla (which is default pd without the extended objects) objects are available from the menu. You must know which object you want to create beforehand (you will also find some tutorials and other useful things in the help menu).

Sorry for confusion and thank you for your efforts!

No worries, I am glad I could help.

Take care!
Gilberto