Hi,
I am newish to ubuntu, so I hope I'm not offending anyone by asking this.
I already have pd-van 0.40.2-2 and pd-ext 0.39.3-1 installed on my system,
but through synaptic (old versions, of course). So I just downloaded the
freshest build, Pd-0.40.3-extended-20080516-ubuntu-gutsy-i386.deb. When I
click on the file, and the installer opens up, it says "Error: Conflicts
with the installed package 'puredata' " (that would be pd-van).
I also noticed that pd-van was installed in usr/bin/pd, pd-ext in
usr/local/bin/pd, and the new installer wants to install the files in
usr/lib/pd.
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?
- Is it possible to install pd-ext where the program already is,
usr/local/bin/pd?
- if pd-van (puredata) and pd-ext are different programs, why is the new
.deb file colliding with 'puredata', that is, pd-van?
- 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?)
Thanks,
João Pais