[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
jim at mccorison.com
Wed Jan 4 08:52:41 PST 2023
So that you are not logged in as root and are doing root-level stuff
explicitly. Just good security practices.
On 2023-01-04 07:31, Al Jones wrote:
> 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
> To: Discussion of CHIRP ; David Boucha
> 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
> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> 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
> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> 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
> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> 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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