# 1. Installation

## 1.1. Raspbian installation

On Raspbian, it is best to obtain colorzero via the `apt` utility:

    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt install python3-colorzero

The usual apt upgrade method can be used to keep your installation up to date:

    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt upgrade

To remove your installation:

    $ sudo apt remove python3-colorzero

## 1.2. Ubuntu installation

If you are using Ubuntu, it is probably easiest to obtain colorzero from the author’s PPA:

    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa://waveform/ppa
    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt install python3-colorzero

The usual apt upgrade method can be used to keep your installation up to date:

    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt upgrade

To remove your installation:

    $ sudo apt remove python3-colorzero

## 1.3. Other platforms

On other platforms, it is probably easiest to obtain colorzero via the `pip` utility:

    $ sudo pip3 install colorzero

To upgrade your installation:

    $ sudo pip3 install -U colorzero

To remove your installation:

    $ sudo pip3 remove colorzero