Assistance installing Faster-Whisper

[Benson Muite]

Hi Shervin,

On Fri, Jun 13, 2025, at 3:25 PM, Shervin Emami wrote:
> Hi Benson,
>
> I'll help you install faster-whisper and also my script so it sends
> keyboard presses instead of displaying characters in a console. But it will
> take many steps, so let's take the discussion elsewhere. Email me privately
> and we can discuss.
>

Thanks. Do not need assistance, though Bridger may appreciate it.

> Cheers,
> Shervin.
>
>
> On Fri, 13 June 2025, 6:48 pm Bridger Reed-Lewis, <
> bridgerreedlewis at gmail.com> wrote:
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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 AM Bridger Reed-Lewis <
>> bridgerreedlewis at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I got it installed now, i had to run the install in a virtual environment
>>> it's what chatgpt recommended.
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>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM Bridger Reed-Lewis <
>>> bridgerreedlewis at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> I am running this on Arch, and i keep getting this error:
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>>>> *externally-managed-environment*
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>>>> *× This environment is externally managed╰─> To install 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-packaged
>>>> 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 mistake,
>>>> please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You
>>>> can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS,
>>>> 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
>>>> executing 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 AM Benson Muite <
>>>> benson_muite at emailplus.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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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