Correction The command was pip install --upgrade ./chirp-20251108.tar.gz
Jeff On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM Jeffrey Vian <[email protected]> wrote: > It appears you had a space within the file name > The example was '(ex: chirp-20240522-py3-none-any.whl)` > What it appears you used was " ./'chirp-20251108-py3-none-any .whl' " and > it looks like you had a space between 'any' and '.whl' > > Just as an FYI > I do not use pipx on fedora. > Instead I use pip as my regular user, and I use the tar.gz file with the > command `pip install --update ./chirp-20251108.tar.gz` and it properly > updates the already installed version. > > Chirp is installed as my regular user under > ~/.local/lib/python-3.14/site-packages > > Jeff > > > > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM K0LNY ?? via Users < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Never mind, I think there was an error in the file name. >> I got it to work. >> Glenn >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "K0LNY ?? via Users" <[email protected]> >> To: "A list for users of chirp to discuss usage, tips, and other relevant >> topics" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "K0LNY ??" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:07 PM >> Subject: [users] error installing on Trixie >> >> >> Hi All, >> I received an error installing Chirp on Debian Trixie, it stated that it >> is >> not supported on this platform, I'll paste the steps below: >> Thanks for any clues. >> >> sudo apt install python3-wxgtk4.0 pipx >> >> The next steps should work for all versions of Linux using pip, assuming >> you >> have the base dependencies from the distro installed above. On all recent >> distros, you must use pipx to install CHIRP separated from the system >> python >> environment. However, because some libraries from the system environment >> are >> required (packages from above) you must use the flag to enable their use. >> Use of the wheel download is recommended. >> pipx install --system-site-packages ./chirp-yyyymmdd-py3-none-any.whl >> NOTE: Use the filename you actually downloaded (ex: >> chirp-20240522-py3-none-any.whl), the above is just an example. >> >> user@debian:~$ pipx install --system-site-packages >> ./'chirp-20251108-py3-none-any .whl' >> ERROR: chirp-20251108-py3-none-any .whl is not a supported wheel on this >> platform. >> Cannot determine package name from spec >> '/home/user/chirp-20251108-py3-none-any .whl'. Check package spec for >> errors. >> user@debian:~$ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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]/ >> > _______________________________________________ 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]/
