How To Install python3-pychromecast on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pychromecast on Debian 11.
What is python3-pychromecast
python3-pychromecast is:
This library makes it easy to communicate with a Chromecast device using Python.
It currently supports:
- Auto discovering connected Chromecasts on the network
- Start the default media receiver and play any online media
- Control playback of current playing media
- Implement Google Chromecast API v2
- Communicate with apps via channels
- Easily extendable to add support for unsupported namespaces
This package contains the Python 3 version of pychromecast
There are three methods to install python3-pychromecast 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-pychromecast 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-pychromecast using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pychromecast
Install python3-pychromecast Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pychromecast using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pychromecast
Install python3-pychromecast 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-pychromecast using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pychromecast
How To Uninstall python3-pychromecast on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-pychromecast package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pychromecast
Uninstall python3-pychromecast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pychromecast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pychromecast
Remove python3-pychromecast Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pychromecast configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pychromecast
Remove python3-pychromecast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pychromecast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pychromecast
Dependencies
python3-pychromecast have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pychromecast package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
