Re: Assistance installing Faster-Whisper

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I got it installed now, i had to run the install in a virtual environment
it's what chatgpt recommended.


On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:36=E2=80=AFAM Bridger Reed-Lewis <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I am running this on Arch, and i keep getting this error:
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> *=C3=97 This environment is externally managed=E2=95=B0=E2=94=80> To inst=
all Python packages
> system-wide, try 'pacman -S    python-xyz', where xyz is the package you
> are trying to    install.        If you wish to install a non-Arch-packag=
ed
> Python package,    create a virtual environment using 'python -m venv
> path/to/venv'.    Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and
> path/to/venv/bin/pip.        If you wish to install a non-Arch packaged
> Python application,    it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which
> will manage a    virtual environment for you. Make sure you have
> python-pipx    installed via pacman.note: If you believe this is a mistak=
e,
> please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You
> can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS=
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> by passing --break-system-packages.*
> *hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.*
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> I ran the override, and it kept installing in a folder that didn't exist,
> even trying to open it in the terminal. Ended up uninstalling it, weirdly
> enough I tried to install it on an older laptop and got as far as executi=
ng
> the python script they had us make, ran it and the program froze.
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> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:18=E2=80=AFAM Benson Muite <benson_muite@email=
plus.org>
> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025, at 10:34 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:
>> > I am wondering if the community would help me install faster-whisper,
>> which
>> > will be the back end for the dictation tool I need. Shervin mentioned
>> > having custom code to make it similar to what Mac OS offers for its
>> users.
>> > My laptop came in way way earlier than I thought it would,  I'm ready =
to
>> > jump all into the system.
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>> It seems to be available on PyPI
>> https://pypi.org/project/faster-whisper/
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>> Python packages on PyPI can usually be installed with pip, so
>> pip install faster-whisper
>> should work, though may not integrate very well with your system.
>>
>> Generally, this is for discussing KDE applications, you may want to join
>> channels for discussing Arch linux as well as to get specific
>> installation advice.
>> You might also want to examine Arch derivatives such as Manjaro:
>> https://manjaro.org
>> and Garuda:
>> https://garudalinux.org/editions
>>
>> Is there a KDE application that will integrate with faster-whisper?
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I got it installed now, i had to run the install in a=
 virtual environment it&#39;s what chatgpt=C2=A0recommended.=C2=A0</div><di=
v><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:36=E2=80=AFAM =
Bridger Reed-Lewis &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">bridge=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I am running this on Arch, and i =
keep getting this error:=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><b>externally-manag=
ed-environment</b></div><b><br>=C3=97 This environment is externally manage=
d<br>=E2=95=B0=E2=94=80&gt; To install Python packages system-wide, try &#3=
9;pacman -S<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 python-xyz&#39;, where xyz is the package you =
are trying to<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 install.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
If you wish to install a non-Arch-packaged Python package,<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
 create a virtual environment using &#39;python -m venv path/to/venv&#39;.<=
br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip.=
<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 If you wish to install a non-Arch packa=
ged Python application,<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 it may be easiest to use &#39;pipx=
 install xyz&#39;, which will manage a<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 virtual environment=
 for you. Make sure you have python-pipx<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 installed via pac=
man.<br><br>note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Pyt=
hon installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the=
 risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system=
-packages.</b><br><div><b>hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.=
</b></div><div><br></div><div>I ran the override, and it kept installing in=
 a folder that didn&#39;t exist, even trying to open it in the terminal. En=
ded up uninstalling it, weirdly enough I tried to install it on an older la=
ptop and got as far as executing the python script they had us make, ran it=
 and the program froze.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:18=E2=
=80=AFAM Benson Muite &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
On Fri, Jun 13, 2025, at 10:34 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br>
&gt; I am wondering if the community would help me install faster-whisper, =
which<br>
&gt; will be the back end for the dictation tool I need. Shervin mentioned<=
br>
&gt; having custom code to make it similar to what Mac OS offers for its us=
ers.<br>
&gt; My laptop came in way way earlier than I thought it would,=C2=A0 I&#39=
;m ready to<br>
&gt; jump all into the system.<br>
<br>
It seems to be available on PyPI<br>
<a href=3D"https://pypi.org/project/faster-whisper/" rel=3D"noreferrer" tar=
get=3D"_blank">https://pypi.org/project/faster-whisper/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Python packages on PyPI can usually be installed with pip, so<br>
pip install faster-whisper<br>
should work, though may not integrate very well with your system.<br>
<br>
Generally, this is for discussing KDE applications, you may want to join<br=
>
channels for discussing Arch linux as well as to get specific installation =
advice.<br>
You might also want to examine Arch derivatives such as Manjaro:<br>
<a href=3D"https://manjaro.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:=
//manjaro.org</a><br>
and Garuda:<br>
<a href=3D"https://garudalinux.org/editions" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_=
blank">https://garudalinux.org/editions</a><br>
<br>
Is there a KDE application that will integrate with faster-whisper?<br>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div>

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