On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:22:27 -0500 Jeffrey Vian sandhillsinvestment@gmail.com wrote:
Most of us are happy that it is available and will work for (almost) everyone as it is. Distribution as a python package and installing it with pip is universal in approach and avoids the extra overhead of meeting the multiple packaging requirements for various distros.
I think that, in this case, it's a lack of knowledge about how to install Python-based software in a Linux system, which is not the responsibility of the developers, the lack of understanding error messages, and the lack of desire to learn how to fix things that go wrong with a simple Web search.
I spent 35 years in IT as a self-taught system and network administrator using Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Web searches saved my bacon many a time...and they still do. <G>
Side note: I have used CHIRP under all three above-mentioned operating systems without issue.
73, Sean KS4TD