Assistance installing Faster-Whisper

[Bridger Reed-Lewis]

Okay no worries 😉

On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 13:29 Shervin Emami <shervin.emami at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry Bridger and Benson that I keep confusing you two 😅
>
> But yes I'll help via separate email since I assume it will take many
> messages back & forth before it's setup and those messages won't be
> relevant to KDE.
>
> Cheers,
> Shervin.
>
>
>
> On Sat, 14 June 2025, 7:09 am Bridger Reed-Lewis, <
> bridgerreedlewis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Okay send the email to you shervin
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM Benson Muite <benson_muite at emailplus.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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:
>>> >
>>> >> 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:
>>> >>
>>> >>> 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 AM Bridger Reed-Lewis <
>>> >>> bridgerreedlewis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> I am running this on Arch, and i keep getting this error:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> *externally-managed-environment*
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> *× 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.*
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 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.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM Benson Muite <
>>> >>>> benson_muite at emailplus.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 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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