[chirp_users] New chirp-next build

Tue Jan 3 11:10:13 PST 2023

Hi Glenn,

These are the steps I took to install Chirp manually on Ubuntu 22.04

Steps to install Chirp manually on Linux.

1. Make sure you have at least Python 3.7 installed.

     A. Type "python" in a command line terminal.

     B. Some Linux distros require using "python3". If your distro requires
this, please type "python3" anywhere in this document that you see "python"
2. run "pip --version" to see what python version pip is. You may need to
run "pip3" if your distro requires you also use "python3".

3. Open a browser and navigate to https://github.com/kk7ds/chirp

4. Click on the green "<> Code" button dropdown.

5. Click on "Download Zip" and save the zip file to your preferred
location.
6. My file saved as "chirp-master.zip"

7. Unzip the zip file with the following command:

    A. "unzip chirp-master.zip"

8. Change into the resulting chirp-master directory:

    A. "cd chirp-master"

9. Pip install Chirp's dependencies:

    A. "pip install -r requirements.txt

10. Install Chirp:

    A. "python setup.py install"

11. Now you can start chirp by running "chirp" from the command line.

Note: On ubuntu 22.04 you might have to install "python3-wxgtk4.0" before
the pip install step.

Let me know if this helps. Orca was able to read me the menu items while I
moved around chirp with my arrow keys.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 11:13 AM K0LNY_Glenn <glenn at ervin.email> wrote:

> Hi David,
> Actually, a string of stuff that can be written into a bash script would
> be great, with the preclusion that the user install git first.
> So yes, it would be appreciated.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Boucha <boucha at gmail.com>
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2023 11:04 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] New chirp-next build
>
> Hey Glenn,
>
> I just tested running chirp directly from the git repository by installing
> the dependencies with "pip3 install -r requirements", then running
> "chirpwx.py" and orca was able to read everything to me. I'm not an expert
> on orca. I think the navigation worked, but it did seem to work fine.
>
> Let me know if you'd like help running from the git repository.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Dave
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 8:55 AM K0LNY_Glenn <glenn at ervin.email> wrote:
>
>> Well for accessibility, that is for the visually impaired to use Chirp,
>> they will need a Linux using Python 2X, and an old Chirp that will install
>> into it.
>> Personally, I've not ever gotten a package of Chirp to be able to install
>> right from downloading a Linux package, I rely on using apt to get Chirp
>> from a repository.
>> I had to follow step by step instruction to get Chirp to install into a
>> newer Linux with Python 3, and I found after all that that flatpak breaks
>> accessibility.
>> So rather than putting someone through all that, I'm sure there are folks
>> who would gladly download a big file that they can rite to a drive and boot
>> it up and have Chirp working.
>> Glenn
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org>
>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2023 9:00 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] New chirp-next build
>>
>> Shipping a complete Ubuntu installation in a VM just to have CHIRP
>> pre-installed seems a bit of over-kill. Typically a single line command
>> would install CHIRP, wouldn't it?
>>
>> CHIRP is 20-40 megabytes, a full GUI install of Ubuntu is measured in
>> gigabytes.
>>
>> Ken, N2VIP
>>
>> On Jan 3, 2023, at 06:23, Scott Lopez <scottjl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Be aware of Ubuntu's IPRights Policy, particularity concerning
>> redistribution:
>>
>> https://ubuntu.com/legal/intellectual-property-policy
>>
>> Yes, installing a 3rd party package (Chirp) and distributing a VM image
>> of it can be considered 'modification'.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 8:33 PM K0LNY_Glenn <glenn at ervin.email> wrote:
>>
>>> Well if it is the only someone can use Chirp, either for accessibility,
>>> or because of operating system, I see nothing wrong with it.
>>> I may DD my thumb drive with Ubuntu and Chirp on it, if I can find a
>>> drive with just that on it, and give a link to anyone who wants it.
>>> Some of my thumb drives are multiboot, with several operating systems on
>>> it, so I'll need to go through a bunch of them to find one that has Ubuntu
>>> 18 and Chirp.
>>>
>>> Glenn
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Scott Lopez <scottjl at gmail.com>
>>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 02, 2023 7:22 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] New chirp-next build
>>>
>>> I can't imagine anyone here wants to be responsible for setting up,
>>> distributing, and supporting a VM image of what is now outdated and no
>>> longer supported software. I know I wouldn't want to be. There's a reason
>>> the software is outdated, the best solution is to keep up.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 4:03 PM K0LNY_Glenn <glenn at ervin.email> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What would be handy is to have a VM of Ubuntu with the old Chirp
>>>> already installed, so that can be implemented.
>>>> I am sure I have an old Ubuntu Live on a thumb drive with Chirp on it,
>>>> but I don't know if that can be made into a VM.
>>>> Glenn
>>>>
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