pure:dyne

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pure:dyne
pure:dyne's user interface
Website	puredyne.goto10.org
Company/ developer	GOTO10
OS family	Linux
Source model	Free Software
Latest stable release	2.3.52 / 2007-03-23
Supported platforms	x86, Apple-Intel architecture
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel
Default user interface	text (zsh)/ Graphical (fluxbox)
License	Various
Working state	Ongoing refinement

pure:dyne, AKA p:d, is a Linux distribution based on a modified core of the dyne:bolic Linux Live CD distributon. It is dedicated to live audiovisual processing and streaming, and focuses largely on the Pure Data audio synthesis system, although it also includes SuperCollider, Csound as well as live video-processing systems such as Packet Forth and Fluxus.

1 Teaching
2 Media Art
3 Live Distribution
4 Team
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Teaching

Developed by the collective GOTO10, member of the Linux Audio consortium,^[1] the main goal of pure:dyne is to provide a portable and easy to install live distribution to simplify the teaching of sound and video processing software which are either absent from the standard Linux distributions or incomplete. Its live form makes it a perfect system for workshops or installation in locked down workstations which is the case in most universities and institutions.

[edit] Media Art

Another aspect of pure:dyne is that it is maintained by media artists for media artists. The system provides particular optimizations at the kernel and compilation level to take the most out of i686 machines for real-time audio and video.^[2] As a consequence, this operating system is well suited for live performances and art installations. The modular aspect makes it easy for artists to customize and deploy it quickly to their own project needs.^[3]

[edit] Live Distribution

Used as a LiveCD, pure:dyne is a complete Linux multimedia desktop environment that can run from virtually any x86 machines. Thanks to UnionFS and the dyne:II nest system, it is possible to combine the CD and save all system changes, including new drivers and software, in any storage device (from hard-disk to USB sticks and other flash memory). Installing pure:dyne is called "docking" and is just a matter of copying a folder from the CD to any storage device as well. The system is truly a live distribution as it remains unchanged no matter which medium it is booted from. The system also comes with GCC and special SDK tools to facilitate the modification of the distribution, the addition of new software and the creation of new ISO images.