How To Install python3-luma.led-matrix on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-luma.led-matrix on Debian 12.
What is python3-luma.led-matrix
python3-luma.led-matrix is:
Library interfacing LED matrix displays with the MAX7219 driver (using SPI), WS2812 (NeoPixels, inc Pimoroni Unicorn pHat/Hat and Unicorn Hat HD) and APA102 (DotStar) on the Raspberry Pi and other Linux-based single board computers - it providesxi a Pillow-compatible drawing canvas, and other functionality to support: multiple cascaded devices LED matrix, seven-segment and NeoPixel variants scrolling/panning capability, terminal-style printing, state management, dithering to monochrome, pygame emulator
There are three methods to install python3-luma.led-matrix 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-luma.led-matrix 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-luma.led-matrix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-luma.led-matrix
Install python3-luma.led-matrix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-luma.led-matrix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-luma.led-matrix
Install python3-luma.led-matrix 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-luma.led-matrix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-luma.led-matrix
How To Uninstall python3-luma.led-matrix on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-luma.led-matrix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-luma.led-matrix
Uninstall python3-luma.led-matrix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-luma.led-matrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-luma.led-matrix
Remove python3-luma.led-matrix Configurations and Data
To remove python3-luma.led-matrix configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-luma.led-matrix
Remove python3-luma.led-matrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-luma.led-matrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-luma.led-matrix
Dependencies
python3-luma.led-matrix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-luma.led-matrix package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
