[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
Denis Lynch
Wed Jan 4 13:17:53 PST 2023
That took me a moment. Nice :-)
Denis, N2TI
On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 9:27 AM Al Jones <al at aljones.us> 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 <guyster at bex.net>
>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> ; David
>> Boucha <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>
>> <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 <boucha at gmail.com>
>>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <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>
>>> <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 <ken at n2vip.org>
>>>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <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>
>>>> <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 <scottjl at gmail.com>
>>>>> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <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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