<div dir="ltr">Okay send the email to you shervin </div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM Benson Muite <<a href="mailto:benson_muite@emailplus.org">benson_muite@emailplus.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Shervin,<br>
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On Fri, Jun 13, 2025, at 3:25 PM, Shervin Emami wrote:<br>
> Hi Benson,<br>
><br>
> I'll help you install faster-whisper and also my script so it sends<br>
> keyboard presses instead of displaying characters in a console. But it will<br>
> take many steps, so let's take the discussion elsewhere. Email me privately<br>
> and we can discuss.<br>
><br>
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Thanks. Do not need assistance, though Bridger may appreciate it.<br>
<br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Shervin.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, 13 June 2025, 6:48 pm Bridger Reed-Lewis, <<br>
> <a href="mailto:bridgerreedlewis@gmail.com" target="_blank">bridgerreedlewis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I am going to try the script again, and i will get back to everyone with a<br>
>> update.<br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM Bridger Reed-Lewis <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:bridgerreedlewis@gmail.com" target="_blank">bridgerreedlewis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> I got it installed now, i had to run the install in a virtual environment<br>
>>> it's what chatgpt recommended.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM Bridger Reed-Lewis <<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:bridgerreedlewis@gmail.com" target="_blank">bridgerreedlewis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> I am running this on Arch, and i keep getting this error:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> *externally-managed-environment*<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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>>>><br>
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>>>><br>
>>>> *× This environment is externally managed╰─> To install Python packages<br>
>>>> system-wide, try 'pacman -S python-xyz', where xyz is the package you<br>
>>>> are trying to install. If you wish to install a non-Arch-packaged<br>
>>>> Python package, create a virtual environment using 'python -m venv<br>
>>>> path/to/venv'. Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and<br>
>>>> path/to/venv/bin/pip. If you wish to install a non-Arch packaged<br>
>>>> Python application, it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which<br>
>>>> will manage a virtual environment for you. Make sure you have<br>
>>>> python-pipx installed via pacman.note: If you believe this is a mistake,<br>
>>>> please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You<br>
>>>> can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS,<br>
>>>> by passing --break-system-packages.*<br>
>>>> *hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.*<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I ran the override, and it kept installing in a folder that didn't<br>
>>>> exist, even trying to open it in the terminal. Ended up uninstalling it,<br>
>>>> weirdly enough I tried to install it on an older laptop and got as far as<br>
>>>> executing the python script they had us make, ran it and the program<br>
>>>> froze.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM Benson Muite <<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:benson_muite@emailplus.org" target="_blank">benson_muite@emailplus.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025, at 10:34 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br>
>>>>> > I am wondering if the community would help me install faster-whisper,<br>
>>>>> which<br>
>>>>> > will be the back end for the dictation tool I need. Shervin mentioned<br>
>>>>> > having custom code to make it similar to what Mac OS offers for its<br>
>>>>> users.<br>
>>>>> > My laptop came in way way earlier than I thought it would, I'm ready<br>
>>>>> to<br>
>>>>> > jump all into the system.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> It seems to be available on PyPI<br>
>>>>> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/faster-whisper/" rel="noreferrer" target="_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<br>
>>>>> installation advice.<br>
>>>>> You might also want to examine Arch derivatives such as Manjaro:<br>
>>>>> <a href="https://manjaro.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://manjaro.org</a><br>
>>>>> and Garuda:<br>
>>>>> <a href="https://garudalinux.org/editions" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://garudalinux.org/editions</a><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Is there a KDE application that will integrate with faster-whisper?<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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