João Pais wrote: > Hi, > > > So I wanted to ask: > > - which is the best way to install the new pd version? or is there a way > to add a repository where the newest version is available, so that > synaptic updates it automatically?
i don't think so. it might be a good idea. > > - Is it possible to install pd-ext where the program already is, > usr/local/bin/pd? .deb packages SHOULD NOT install to /usr/local (afair; i cannot give you any RFC/guideline/bestpractice that confirms this but you should be able to find something in the wide,wide,web) so "just" installing the package SHOUT install to /usr/lib you can however manually extract the content of the package using % dpkg -x Pd-*.deb /extraction/path so you could install the package manually to /usr/local it is not recommended however > > - if pd-van (puredata) and pd-ext are different programs, why is the new > .deb file colliding with 'puredata', that is, pd-van? because they are not totally different programs. the idea is, that you can use one as a drop-in replacement for the other: if you have either pd-vanilla (pacakge "puredata") or pd-extended installed, you can just run /usr/bin/pd to launch a Pd. your package-manager should handle the dependencies/conflicts correctly, that is: ask you if you want to uninstall the "puredata" package when you try to install the "pd-extended" package. > > - I have already changed some files / made copies of them in the same > folder. In case I install the new version on the same folder, will only > repeated files be overwritten? (f.e., "default.pdsettings" will be for > sure overwritten, but "default.pdsettings_backup" on the same folder won't > disappear?) if it does overwrite a configuration-file without asking you, then this is clearly a bug. mfga.sd IOhannes _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
