[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
Guy Schlosser
Tue Jan 3 19:50:35 PST 2023
Hi Glenn, try sudo apt-get install python3-pip. That got it installed on
my machine.
Guy Ke8JYP
On 1/3/23 22:32, K0LNY_Glenn wrote:
>
> Hi David,
> Well I installed python, and it says it's 3.9.2
> I've tried pip --version and pip3 --version and I get an error.
> I tried it both with python3 running and without.
> I'll get the zip, but I will need pip first I'm sure.
> Is that something to also be installed?
> Thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Boucha <mailto:boucha at gmail.com>
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2023 1:10 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] New chirp-next build
>
> 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 <mailto:boucha at gmail.com>
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <mailto: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 <mailto:ken at n2vip.org>
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP
> <mailto: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 <mailto:scottjl at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP
>> <mailto: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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