this is (well: was) really a problem with Gem, rather than Pd. Since then, Gem has changed a lot (and now dynamically loads ImageMagick, so even if there was a problem as described, Gem would still be able to load).
In any case, the problem seems to have been solved since a couple of years (and Impish is definitely not affected) ** Package changed: puredata (Ubuntu) => gem (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gem (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/923501 Title: Puredata can't load Gem in Ubuntu 11.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/puredata/+bug/923501/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs