[SOLVED] How to install pygame on Raspbian jessie lite?

[snaiperis]

Hello,


how to install pygame on the newest 2017-04-10 Raspbian release. I've tried

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sudo apt-get install python-pip
sudo pip install pygame

without success. I've got error: sdl-config not found.


Best regards

[Jednorozec]

Sometimes it's a good idea to RTFM https://www.pygame.org/wiki/GettingStarted

[snaiperis]

Hi,

I've read ir before posting. TFM says:

Raspberry PI
This comes with pygame already installed on the default raspberian installation.

It sounds like already installed, but:

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root@raspberrypi:~# uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 4.4.50+ #970 Mon Feb 20 19:12:50 GMT 2017 armv6l GNU/Linux
root@raspberrypi:~# python
Python 2.7.9 (default, Sep 17 2016, 20:26:04)
[GCC 4.9.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pygame
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named pygame
>>>

and I also did not find any pygame* files using recursive search from / , so, I doubt it is already installed by default.

Then I have tried to follow instructions:

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root@raspberrypi:/# python3 -m pip install pygame --user
/usr/bin/python3: No module named pip

Best regards

[Jednorozec]

I just took a look at the latest Raspbian and pip, pip3 and pygame are all there. You might try reinstalling Raspbian.

[DougieLawson]

I just took a look at the latest Raspbian and pip, pip3 and pygame are all there. You might try reinstalling Raspbian.

Those things may not be there on Raspbian Jessie Lite. Try re-installing the Full Raspbian Jessie (not the light version).

[hommar]

try this script sudo ./python_games_install.sh

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#!/bin/bash -e

wget "https://github.com/KenT2/python-games/tarball/master" -O python_games.tar.gz

ln -sf pip3 /usr/bin/pip-3.2

install -v -o pi -g pi -d /home/pi/python_games
tar xvf python_games.tar.gz -C /home/pi/python_games --strip-components=1
chown pi:pi /home/pi/python_games -Rv
chmod +x /home/pi/python_games/launcher.sh

install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/Documents"
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/Documents/BlueJ Projects"
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/Documents/Greenfoot Projects"
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/Documents/Scratch Projects"
mkdir -p /usr/share/doc/BlueJ/
mkdir -p /usr/share/doc/Greenfoot/
mkdir -p /usr/share/scratch/Projects/Demos/
rsync -a --chown=pi:pi /usr/share/doc/BlueJ/ "/home/pi/Documents/BlueJ Projects"
rsync -a --chown=pi:pi /usr/share/doc/Greenfoot/ "/home/pi/Documents/Greenfoot Projects"
rsync -a --chown=pi:pi /usr/share/scratch/Projects/Demos/ "/home/pi/Documents/Scratch Projects"

#Alacarte fixes
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/.local"
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/.local/share"
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/.local/share/applications"
install -v -o pi -g pi -d "/home/pi/.local/share/desktop-directories"

[snaiperis]

Hi,

To Jednorozec: I've used the latest Raspbian of 2017-04-10, and I've tried a few times reinstallation and various package installation.

To DougieLawson: Yes! I used jessie lite. This is headless application, and I need pygame to play a multiple sounds simultaneously. So, I want to avoid a full GUI installation on headless computer.

I was unable to find pygame working, because I've used "python" for importing module test. I should use "python3"! Thank for ideas anyway!!!

The final solution is trivial:

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sudo apt-get install python3-pygame

Best regards

[MrMeowington]

try this script sudo ./python_games_install.sh

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[CODE SNIPPED]

Hey there! Thanks for the script!
I was able to use this script with some modification first.
In the future, try using

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~/

instead of

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/home/pi

as ~ references the home folder of the current user, but /home/pi requires the user to change it to fit their own username. I, personally, have changed my username, so I had to change this.
You should also make it more clear what the user needs to change themselves. Try this code instead:

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#!/bin/bash -e

wget "https://github.com/KenT2/python-games/tarball/master" -O python_games.tar$

ln -sf pip3 /usr/bin/pip-3.2

install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d ~/python_games
tar xvf python_games.tar.gz -C ~/python_games --strip-components=1
chown USERNAME:pi ~/python_games -Rv
chmod +x ~/python_games/launcher.sh

install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/Documents"
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/Documents/BlueJ Projects"
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/Documents/Greenfoot Projects"
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/Documents/Scratch Projects"
mkdir -p /usr/share/doc/BlueJ/
mkdir -p /usr/share/doc/Greenfoot/
mkdir -p /usr/share/scratch/Projects/Demos/
rsync -a --chown=USERNAME:pi /usr/share/doc/BlueJ/ "~/Documents/BlueJ Projects"
rsync -a --chown=USERNAME:pi /usr/share/doc/Greenfoot/ "~/Documents/Greenfoot Projects"
rsync -a --chown=USERNAME:pi /usr/share/scratch/Projects/Demos/ "~/Documents/Scratch Projects"

#Alacarte fixes
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/.local"
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/.local/share"
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/.local/share/applications"
install -v -o USERNAME -g pi -d "~/.local/share/desktop-directories"

Other than that, the code is perfect!

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