How To Install python-gpiozero on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpiozero on Debian 10.
What is python-gpiozero
python-gpiozero is:
gpiozero is an object-oriented wrapper around using various elelctronic components with the GPIO interface on the Raspberry Pi. It allows interacting with components like LEDs and buttons by defining them as object instances which provide callback hooks to react to changes, e.g. a button being pressed.
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-gpiozero on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-gpiozero Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gpiozero using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gpiozero
Install python-gpiozero Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gpiozero using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gpiozero
Install python-gpiozero Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gpiozero using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gpiozero
How To Uninstall python-gpiozero on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-gpiozero package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gpiozero
Uninstall python-gpiozero And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gpiozero and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gpiozero
Remove python-gpiozero Configurations and Data
To remove python-gpiozero configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gpiozero
Remove python-gpiozero configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gpiozero configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gpiozero
Dependencies
python-gpiozero have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpiozero package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.