---
name: "pd-gui-plugin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "puredata-gui"
version: "0.55.2+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pd-gui-plugin"
---

# pd-gui-plugin(1)

enable or disable a Pd GUI plugin

## NAME

pd-gui-plugin - enable or disable a Pd GUI plugin

## DESCRIPTION

usage: pd-gui-plugin \[-h\] \[-u\] \[-s\] \[--pool-dir POOL-DIRECTORY\]

- \[--install-dir INSTALL-DIRECTORY\] \[-v\]

  \<command\> ...

This is a Debian specific tool that allows you to selectively enable or disable Pd GUI plugins, either for a single user (yourself), or for all users of the system (if you have the administrative privileges to do so).

### positional arguments:

-

  \<command\>

- enable

  enable a plugin

- disable

  disable a plugin

- enabled

  list enabled plugins

- available

  list available plugins

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-u**, **--user**

  per-user operation (e.g. install to ~/.local/lib/pd/extra/)

- **-s**, **--system**

  site-wide operation (requires supercow powers)

- **--pool-dir** POOL-DIRECTORY

  alternative directory holding available plugins

- **--install-dir** INSTALL-DIRECTORY

  alternative directory to install enabled plugins

- **-v**, **--version**

  show program's version number and exit