How To Install python3-gpiozero on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gpiozero on Ubuntu.
What is python3-gpiozero
python3-gpiozero is:
gpiozero builds on various pin libraries to provide a set of classes designed to simplify interaction with devices connected to the GPIO pins, from simple buttons and LEDs, up to various add-on boards. The API tries to adhere closely to Python’s idioms and naming conventions, and features alternative programming paradigm approaches.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-gpiozero on Ubuntu. 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-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 python3-gpiozero using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-gpiozero
Install python3-gpiozero Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gpiozero using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-gpiozero
Install python3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gpiozero using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-gpiozero
How To Uninstall python3-gpiozero on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-gpiozero package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-gpiozero
Uninstall python3-gpiozero And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-gpiozero and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gpiozero
Remove python3-gpiozero Configurations and Data
To remove python3-gpiozero configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gpiozero
Remove python3-gpiozero configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-gpiozero configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gpiozero
Dependencies
python3-gpiozero have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gpiozero package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.