[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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