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# Running CHIRP on Linux 

 This page describes how to get the newer python3-based CHIRP-next running on Linux. 

 

 ## Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Raspbian, etc 

 Install prerequisite packages: 

 ``` 
 $ sudo apt install git python3-wxgtk4.0 python3-serial python3-six python3-future python3-requests python3-pip 
 ``` 

 You should be able to install either the wheel or the tarball using `pip`: 

 ``` 
 $ pip3 install chirp-next-20230114.tar.gz 
 ``` 
 > **_NOTE:_**    Your system may install `pip` as `pip3` like above, or just `pip` 

 If you run the above command as a regular user, the `chirp` executable will be installed into `~/.local/bin/chirp`. If you run it as root, then it will be in `/usr/local/bin/chirp` as you might normally expect. 

 ### Create a desktop (menu) entry 

 This can be placed in `/usr/share/applications/chirp.desktop` to have a menu entry added. Or it can be placed on the desktop itself to add an icon. 

 ``` 
 [Desktop Entry] 
 Name=CHiRP-next 
 Comment=Program radios using CHiRP 
 Keywords=ham radio 
 Exec=/usr/local/bin/chirp 
 Icon=/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/chirp/share/chirp.ico 
 Terminal=false 
 StartupNotify=true 
 Type=Application 
 Categories=HamRadio 
 ``` 

 If you have installed chirp for your user only, then use paths for your home directory: `~/.local/share/applications/chirp.desktop` 

 ``` 
 [Desktop Entry] 
 Name=CHiRP-next (user install) 
 Comment=Program radios using CHiRP 
 Keywords=ham radio 
 Exec=.local/bin/chirp 
 Icon=.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chirp/share/chirp.ico 
 Terminal=false 
 StartupNotify=true 
 Type=Application 
 Categories=HamRadio 
 ``` 

 ### (Optional) Newer `wxPython` 

 **Optionally** You may want to install a newer wxPython, depending on what your distro ships. For Debian-derived distros (including Ubuntu and Mint) you can do that with a command like: 
 ``` 
 pip3 install -U -f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-20.04 wxPython 
 ``` 
 Check the [directory listing](https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/) for other distro versions and use the closest match to what you're on. **NOTE** that this will not work for non-x86_64 machines (like the Raspberry Pi) as there are no binary builds for those platforms.