Re: Assistance installing Faster-Whisper

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I am going to try the script again, and i will get back to everyone with a
update.

On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:40=E2=80=AFAM Bridger Reed-Lewis <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 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:
>>
>> *externally-managed-environment*
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>> *=C3=97 This environment is externally managed=E2=95=B0=E2=94=80> To ins=
tall 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-packa=
ged
>> 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', whic=
h
>> will manage a    virtual environment for you. Make sure you have
>> python-pipx    installed via pacman.note: If you believe this is a mista=
ke,
>> please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You
>> can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or O=
S,
>> by passing --break-system-packages.*
>> *hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.*
>>
>> 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, weirdl=
y
>> enough I tried to install it on an older laptop and got as far as execut=
ing
>> the python script they had us make, ran it and the program froze.
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:18=E2=80=AFAM Benson Muite <benson_muite@emai=
lplus.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> It seems to be available on PyPI
>>> https://pypi.org/project/faster-whisper/
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 joi=
n
>>> 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">I am going to try the script again, and i will get back to=
 everyone with a update.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_con=
tainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:40=
=E2=80=AFAM Bridger Reed-Lewis &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bridgerreedlewis@gmail=
.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I got it installed n=
ow, i had to run the install in a virtual environment it&#39;s what chatgpt=
=C2=A0recommended.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><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:bridgerreedlewis@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" 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 a=
m running this on Arch, and i keep getting this error:=C2=A0</div><div><br>=
</div><div><b>externally-managed-environment</b></div><b><br>=C3=97 This en=
vironment is externally managed<br>=E2=95=B0=E2=94=80&gt; To install Python=
 packages system-wide, try &#39;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;py=
thon -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 packaged 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<b=
r>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 installed via pacman.<br><br>note: If you believe this is a=
 mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provid=
er. 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 66=
8 for the detailed specification.</b></div><div><br></div><div>I ran the ov=
erride, and it kept installing in a folder that didn&#39;t exist, even tryi=
ng to open it in the terminal. Ended up uninstalling it, weirdly enough I t=
ried to install it on an older laptop and got as far as executing the pytho=
n script they had us make, ran it and the program froze.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:18=E2=80=AFAM Benson Muite &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote 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>
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