Backported pipx Package for Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble)

Overview

This repository provides a backported version of the pipx package (version 1.6.0) for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble). This backport was created to address issues with the pipx package in the official Ubuntu repositories, specifically:

• Issue #1524: sudo pipx ensurepath --global fails on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
• Issue #1481: pipx package in Ubuntu 24.04 is obsolete.

This repository contains the source files, build scripts, and precompiled .deb package to facilitate installation and usage of the latest pipx version.

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Sources Used

The backport was created using the following upstream sources:

• Original source tarball: python-pipx_1.6.0.orig.tar.gz
• Debian packaging: python-pipx_1.6.0-1.debian.tar.xz
• Debian source control file: python-pipx_1.6.0-1.dsc

These sources were retrieved from the official Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular) repository:

• Source package location: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/python-pipx/
• Package details: Ubuntu 24.10 pipx

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System Details

The backport was compiled and tested on the following system:

Linux proteus 6.8.0-51-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec  5 13:09:44 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

This system runs Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble) on the x86_64 architecture.

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Installation Instructions

To install the backported pipx package, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Install the .deb package:

   sudo dpkg -i python-pipx_1.6.0-1ubuntu24.04-backport1_all.deb

3. Resolve any missing dependencies:

   sudo apt -f install

4. Verify the installation:

   pipx --version

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Building from Source

If you prefer to build the package from source, follow these steps:

1. Install required tools:

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install build-essential devscripts dpkg-dev

2. Extract the source package:

   dpkg-source -x python-pipx_1.6.0-1.dsc

   Alternatively, if you fear I might have modified anything in the source from the official 24.10 repository (I've not, easy to check with a diff) : http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/python-pipx/ , you can also download the files directly from there :

   dget -u  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/python-pipx/python-pipx_1.6.0-1.dsc

3. Install build dependencies:

   cd python-pipx-1.6.0
   sudo apt build-dep .

4. Build the package:

   dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc

5. Install the generated .deb file as described above :

   sudo dpkg -i python-pipx_1.6.0-1ubuntu24.04-backport1_all.deb

6. Resolve any missing dependencies:

   sudo apt -f install

7. Verify the installation:

   pipx --version

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Contribution and Feedback

Since this is basically only a backport of the .deb available for Ubuntu 24.10 for the pipx package, and since I'm neither an Ubuntu dev nor a pipx developer, feedback on the usage of pipx should be redirected to the pypa/pipx repository: https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues, following the rules available in the python-pipx-1.6.0/CONTRIBUTING.md file.

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License

The contents of this repository follow the original MIT licensing of the pipx package. Refer to the python-pipx-1.6.0/LICENSE file in the source directory for more details.