How To Install python3-elgato-streamdeck on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-elgato-streamdeck on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-elgato-streamdeck is Python 3 library to control an Elgato Stream Deck

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-elgato-streamdeck on Debian 12.

What is python3-elgato-streamdeck

python3-elgato-streamdeck is:

This is an open source Python 3 library to control an Elgato Stream Deck directly, without the official software. This can create custom front-ends, such as a custom control front-end for home automation software.

Currently the following StreamDeck product variants are supported:

StreamDeck Original (both V1 and V2 hardware variants) StreamDeck Mini StreamDeck XL

There are three methods to install python3-elgato-streamdeck on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-elgato-streamdeck Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-elgato-streamdeck using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-elgato-streamdeck

Install python3-elgato-streamdeck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-elgato-streamdeck using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-elgato-streamdeck

Install python3-elgato-streamdeck 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 python3-elgato-streamdeck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-elgato-streamdeck

How To Uninstall python3-elgato-streamdeck on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-elgato-streamdeck package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-elgato-streamdeck

Uninstall python3-elgato-streamdeck And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-elgato-streamdeck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-elgato-streamdeck

Remove python3-elgato-streamdeck Configurations and Data

To remove python3-elgato-streamdeck configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-elgato-streamdeck

Remove python3-elgato-streamdeck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-elgato-streamdeck configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-elgato-streamdeck

Dependencies

python3-elgato-streamdeck have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-elgato-streamdeck package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.