How To Install python3-pigpio on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pigpio on Debian 11. python3-pigpio is Python module which talks to the pigpio daemon (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pigpio on Debian 11.

What is python3-pigpio

python3-pigpio is:

Pigpio is a set of software which allows control of the General Purpose Input Outputs (GPIO) locally or remotely. Currently only the client side is Packaged in Debian as the server side is incompatible with Debian kernels.

This package provides the python 3 client library.

There are three methods to install python3-pigpio on Debian 11. 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-pigpio 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-pigpio using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pigpio

Install python3-pigpio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pigpio

Install python3-pigpio 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-pigpio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pigpio

How To Uninstall python3-pigpio on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pigpio

Uninstall python3-pigpio And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pigpio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pigpio

Remove python3-pigpio Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pigpio configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pigpio

Remove python3-pigpio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pigpio

Dependencies

python3-pigpio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pigpio package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.