Installs/Updates CHIRP

update-chirp.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This was written for Mint/Ubuntu, should be pretty easy to update for other distros

# install python wxgtk4.0 & pipx
sudo apt install python3-wxgtk4.0 pipx -y

# get the next release
NEXT=$(curl -s https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_next/ | grep "next-" | head -n1 | sed -e 's/.\+href="//' | sed -e 's/">.\+//')
# find the whl file
FILE=$(curl -s https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_next/$NEXT | grep whl | sed -e 's/.\+href="//' | sed -e 's/">.\+//')
# download the file, yeah yeah I'm using both curl and wget, change it if you want.
wget https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_next/$NEXT/$FILE
# install chirp
pipx install --force --system-site-packages ./$FILE
# delete the whl
rm $FILE

# different distros use differnt groups for this
# you may have to update this line
sudo adduser $USER dialout

# Add CHIRP to the menu
# again, this may not work for different distros
IMG=$(find ~/.local/pipx/venvs/chirp/ -name chirp.png)
DSK=$(find ~/.local/pipx/venvs/chirp/ -name chirp.desktop)

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/

cp $IMG ~/.local/share/icons/
cp $DSK ~/.local/share/applications/

echo "Reboot to update user's groups."