For future updates just download and reinstall the new flatpak. Generally no need to update unless the changes affect your radios.
On 08/09/2021 17:43 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea@arrl.net wrote:
To summarize installing Chirp using flatpak in Debian:
If you are using GNOME Desktop environment, install the Software Flatpak plugin:
[as root:] apt update | apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
Non-GNOME Desktop Environments:
For Debian Buster and newer (including Bullseye and Sid): A flatpak package is available. To install it, run the following as root:
apt install flatpak
For Debian Jessie and Stretch: A flatpak package is available in the official backports repository; Too add this repository (if it's not alreay there):
Add using root to your /etc/apt/sources.list file this line: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main
Now update and install flatpak:
[as root:] apt update | apt upgrade | apt install flatpak
Now you have to REBOOT or at least log out and back in.
You have to download the Chirp flatpak from the Chirp download page and then install with
So do this:
Go to https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/
Find the latest which of today is: https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/chirp-daily-20210830.fla...
Save that to ~/Downloads, then:
cd ~/Downloads
sudo flatpak install chirp-daily-20210830.flatpak
And everything works.
Thanks Nigel,
73 DR N1EA
Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net