Dave, how have you managed to get pipx 1.1.0 installed? No matter what I try I can't get passed 1.0.0 I've seen several topics on various forums about updating pipx & it seems most people are struggling. Loosing the will to live/update.
On Sun, 1 Sept 2024, 14:37 Dave B via Users, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All. > > Firstly good news, the 20240827 version of Chirp previously downloaded, > has now installed with pipx without issue. (happy dance!) > > > I took the advice bellow, and eventually (after first renaming/moving > suspect folders etc "out of the way", and making sure nothing else broke.) > > Swamped out any remains of the older Python 3.9.x folders and data > hiding in ~/.local > > I then removed the remnants of those experiments, again checking nothing > else breaks. > > I next got "diverted" by other life needs, so it got forgotten about. > The PC earlier today did a big OS (LMDE6) update, lots of lib's and > files, and the kernel, after which of course I rebooted as it requested, > no issues... > > > I then noticed and read Jeffrey's mail below, so went and tried the pipx > install again. > > Firstly, I'd forgotten I had uninstalled pipx earlier, so had to 'sudo > apt install pipx' again, that completed, and appeared to be a clean > install of pipx 1.1.0 > > That took "an age", from what I could tell of all the "stuff" flying up > the terminal session, it did a prety good job of refreshing a lot of > Python3 as well. > > (I have the archive of that output if anyone wants to examine it. A > little over 11k of plain text.) > > I then did... (as a user, not using sudo) > * > * > > *dave@hp-compaq-sfdt*:*~*$ pipx install --system-site-packages > ~/Downloads/chirp-20240827-py3-none-any.whl > installed package*chirp* *20240827*, installed using Python 3.11.2 > These apps are now globally available > - chirp > - chirpc > - experttune > done! ✨ 🌟 ✨ > *dave@hp-compaq-sfdt*:*~*$ chirp > > > And it all seems to work again. > > Chirp reports (using help | about) that it is :- > CHIRP next-20240827 on Python 3.11.2 wxPython 4.2.0 gtk3 (phoenix) > wxWidgets 3.2.2 > > > MANY Thanks to all who contributed to the investigation. If it was > something I did bad, I'd like to know please, If so, it might also be > worth updating the chirp install instructions warning others not to do > what I did wrong, if that was the case. Especially as there are often > subtle but significant differences between different flavours of Linux. > > All the best etc. > > Dave G0WBX. > > > > On 01/09/2024 10:17, [email protected] wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:10:37 -0500 > > From: Jeffrey Vian<[email protected]> > > Subject: [users] Re: Chirp install on Linux failure, again. > > To: CHIRP users list<[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <CA+hWPZfzVhMTRi6mcA= > [email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Yeah, > > I did not try the 'pipx install --system-site-packages ...` command > since I > > know that pip on fedora installs packages as a user installed package > when > > not using sudo or as root. Those packages are installed under > > ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages which mimics the location of system > > packages on fedora. > > > > I will try the pipx command on another VM to test how that works on > fedora. > > > > Jeff > > KI7GJG > > > > > > . > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:55:10 +0100 > > From: Dave B<[email protected]> > > Subject: [users] Re: Chirp install on Linux failure, again. (Dan > > Smith) > > To:[email protected] > > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > > Thanks for the replies. > > > > > > Well... > > > > After some research. (And still as yet unable to locate "The Pipx > > people".) > > > > (The most informative site I found is at:- > > https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/troubleshooting/ > > But I've not yet found a way to locate, let alone to reach out to the > > Pipx crew.) > > > > > > Anyway, after reading through that page, and also several other similar > > sites. > > > > I uninstalled/purged the antique distro version of Chirp. > > > > Then removed/purged python3-venv and python3-pip > > > > That also removed pipx. > > > > System restart, no issues. > > > > I then :- > > sudo apt install python3-venv python3-pip Completed with no error. > > > > Pipx still didn't exist, so... > > > > sudo apt install pipx Also completed with no errors. > > > > pipx list now returns > > > > :*~*$ pipx list > > nothing has been installed with pipx 😴 > > > > > > System restart again, no issues. > > > > Then retried... > > $ pipx install --system-site-packages > > ./Downloads/chirp-20240827-py3-none-any.whl > > > > The install still fails in the same way as before. > > > > :-( > > > > Looking at the structure of the .whl file, it "seems" to be a simple > > compressed archive of a folder structure that contains the application. > > > > So, how to install that manually, and invoke it correctly? > > > > Or, how to install from sources? > > > > Otherwise, I'm stumped. > > > > 73. > > > > Dave G0WBX. > > > > -- > Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using open source > software: > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
