[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
Al Jones
Wed Jan 4 07:31:41 PST 2023
Why do all you linux people run sudo ops, wouldn't it be better to just
run the real thing??
(( I really know what it stands for but this thread is long enough now
to handle one wise comment, no? ))
------ Original Message ------
>From "Matt Foster" <wedgef5 at gmail.com>
To "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
Date Wed 1 4 23 08:49:31
Subject Re: [chirp_users] New chirp-next build
>Testing here on a Fedora 37 VM with a Yaesu FT-60R. So far, so good.
>
>To get it up and running, I had to do the following.
>
>Downloaded source package and unpacked
>Ran 'sudo python setup.py install' in the chirp directory.
>Ran 'sudo dnf install python3-wxpython4'
>
>I have run the application and downloaded from the radio successfully.
>
>73, N0EYE, Matt
>
>
>On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 1:51 AM W Paul Mills <ac0hy at wpmills.com> wrote:
>>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>
>>>><mailto: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>
>>>>><mailto: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>
>>>>>>><mailto: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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