Hi,
I apologize to ask for a total beginner's question relative to Fedora here. But where else to ask...

I downloaded and installed the latest version of pd extended for Fedora core 6/Planet CCRMA. I blindly assumed that this installer would create an application like the OS X installer. So I ran the install from the terminal and I saw all the libraries flashing by. In the folder where I had downloaded the archive there was a new locked folder "pd" with a bin that I assume holds the applications properly spoken. However these files do not open,there's "pd", "pdsend", "pdreceive" and "cyclist". All libs are in the folder that the readme file inside the installer indicates, so that should be correct.
All example files are identified by Fedora as executables, but they wouldn't open as well, even when I ask to open it with the 'pd' file inside that bin folder I mentioned earlier.

What am I missing? I don't even know what "core" in the installer file means. There is no help desk about pd on CCRMA. The only files there are from 1999 and suggest to open the application form the terminal window. I tried to do so, I got a Libjack error message 'cannot open shared object' and that was the end of that.

Anybody knows what I'm missing? I do not know if I could (and should) download an Ubuntu installer. I do not know HOW different the Linux distris are from each other...

Best
Jurgen

are you using the bash command line? can you type "pd" into it?

did you use yum to install the ccrma packages, or manual install?

I didn't use 'yum', the instructions for the package suggest a terminal window and to install it from there with a command 'make install'.

http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/installonfedorasix.html#SECTION00050300000000000000

that link is for the yum method of installing. I always fall back on my package manager when I can.

If you cd to the directory you ran 'make install' from, you might be able to enter './pd', but I think the best method is to use yum.

# yum upgrade
# rpm --import http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/RPM-GPG-KEY.planetccrma.txt
# rpm -Uvh http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/mirror/fedora/linux/planetccrma/6/i386/planetccrma-repo-1.0-3.fc6.ccrma.noarch.rpm
# yum install planetccrma-apps
# yum install planetccrma-menus

Wah Mr. Sunji! That was detailed - I thank you a lot.

I will only be able to do the installation in 2 or 3 days, I'm tied up with loads of other work. - If I'm still stuck I either get back here or I try to get to some help desk from the links you gave me.

Just how did you find those links? Speak the truth, you work there

Best wishes + thanx again
Jurgen

nope, never worked for ccrma or fedora, just used it for a while (i'm on to debian:pure-dyne now). I don't know if ccrma is ready for fc10 yet. last I read up, it wasn't updated for fc9. But it works great fc8 and --.

Good luck and happy haxxing.

mr. sunji