<div dir="ltr"><div>I do upgrades of chirp with a command line that looks like<br></div><div><br></div><div><b><font size="4">pip install --upgrade ./chirp-20230509-py3-none-any.whl</font></b><br></div><div><b><font size="4"><br></font></b></div><div>and it works for me. Admittedly I do not use Ubuntu, and use Fedora instead but the use of python and pip is almost identical on both systems.</div><div>Chirp is installed in the user python environment and not in the systemwide area.</div><div> </div><div>Anyone who cannot understand that the instructions expect the user to download the newer version then use the command with the appropriate file name for the version just downloaded probably should go back and read the instructions again.. The same applies to those who do not understand that it must be downloaded first before attempting the install or upgrade.</div><div><br></div><div>Remember always that posted instruction commands are examples and the user must modify parts to fit their own environment -- especially when it gives paths and file names..</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jeff</div><div>KI7GJG</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 7:33 PM Tony Ling <<a href="mailto:tonyg7txu@gmail.com">tonyg7txu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I totally agree, I'm not an expert on Ubuntu by any means, yet if I follow the instructions line by line, it fails me almost every time.<br>I think Linux installation could be better explained.<br>Ideally, it would have a apt-get update candidate.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 14 Sept 2023 at 14:54, Dave B via chirp_users <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Hi.<br>
<br>
I just installed the current Chirp on this LMDE 5 system, using the
instructions as shown on :-<br>
<a href="https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpOnLinux" target="_blank">https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpOnLinux</a><br>
<br>
There is a "slight wrinkle" in para 2.2.<br>
<br>
The command line invocation:-<br>
<pre><b><font size="4">pipx install --system-site-packages ./chirp-20230509-py3-none-any.whl</font></b>
</pre>
Fails as the file "chirp-20230509-py-none-any.whl" was not present
anywhere. That is also an old version now as well.<br>
<br>
OK, simple for me to figure out, but for many other windoze refugees
probably less so, so perhaps either some additional instruction
regarding actually getting the .whl file "First" (finding the link
to that was not as easy as it should be I think either) or including
a wget somewhere to pull the latest from the server, and make it all
work "automagically" ?<br>
<br>
Otherwise, 20230911 is working OK with the shack Kenwood TM-V71 on a
64 bit LMDE 5 system.<br>
<br>
Re the use of pipx, and the comment that pipx users will need to
uninstall Chirp, before installing a new version.<br>
Is there a reason why "pipx upgrade" cant be used? If so, what is
the reason?<br>
<br>
Lastly, where is the Chirp Icon file hidden these days? (So I can
put it in my menu system.)<br>
<br>
Oh, I also find that this version of Chirp, does not remember the
custom port name for the radio, in this case /dev/ttyTMV71 as
assigned by a udev rule for consistency. The resulting entry in the
port dropdown, is also mostly obscured by being shoved over to far
to the left in that field.<br>
<br>
73.<br>
<br>
Dave G8KBV.<br>
<br>
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