# Use Pirate Radio phat LCD as main display/ display other information

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**Created:** [May 27, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/use-pirate-radio-phat-lcd-as-main-display-display-other-information/14053 "2020-05-27T20:46:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/use-pirate-radio-phat-lcd-as-main-display-display-other-information/14053/3 "2020-05-27T21:32:34Z")

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Try running the following.  
`sudo apt-get update`  
`sudo apt-get install python-rpi.gpio python-spidev python-pip python-pil python-numpy`  
`sudo apt-get install python3-rpi.gpio python3-spidev python3-pip python3-pil python3-numpy`  
It’s what I ran for my 1.3" SPI Color LCD (240x240) Breakout, which I believe is the same display used on the Pirate radio boards.

> [@1.3 color tft LCD on btreakout garden pHat, SPI i2c](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/1-3-color-tft-lcd-on-btreakout-garden-phat-spi-i2c/13033):
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> I’m trying to get my 1.3" SPI Colour LCD (240x240) Breakout working with a Breakout Garden pHat The Breakout garden Installer didn’t find it, I had to do the manual install from here Running the scrolling-test.py example from idle3 got me a no module named st7789. Running sudo pip3 install st7789 fixed that but gets me a new error message that I think is because its plugged into the breakout garden? Traceback (most recent call last): File “/home/pi/Color LCD/scrolling-text.py”, …

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