[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
W Paul Mills
Tue Jan 3 23:04:32 PST 2023
When I installed chirp-next, it showed up as 'chirp' not 'chirpw' and
was located at '/usr/local/bin/chirp'
On 1/4/23 00:18, K0LNY_Glenn wrote:
>
> When I run that command, I get errors, no Chirp.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Guy Schlosser <mailto:guyster at bex.net>
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> ; David Boucha <mailto:boucha at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2023 10:01 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] New chirp-next build
>
> Even though I didn't get chirp running from the command line, I was
> able to run it with python3 chirpwx.py while in the source folder.
> Here's what I found:
>
> Orca is reading menus, and will allow you to open and save files
>
> After opening a known good radio image, Orca announced to me that the
> memories page had focus, but I was still unable to arrow around and
> read the various memory values. I was able to export the image to a
> .csv file, so a good image it definitely was.
>
>
> That's all I have from the short tinkering I did. Good luck team in 2023.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Guy
> On 1/3/23 14:31, David Boucha wrote:
>> 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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