# \#linux

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## [Matching PsychoPy installation for multi-lab experiment (no conda/uv env)](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/matching-psychopy-installation-for-multi-lab-experiment-no-conda-uv-env/47860)

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**Author:** [@niclai](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/niclai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/matching-psychopy-installation-for-multi-lab-experiment-no-conda-uv-env/47860 "2026-09-23T13:00:21Z")

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I’m preparing a multi-site experiment, and I’m trying to make sure we are using the exact same setup. All machines will use Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and PsychoPy Version: 2024.2.4. Until now, I’ve always used conda environment…

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## [Cannot detect key presses on Ubuntu](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-detect-key-presses-on-ubuntu/47480)

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**Author:** [@Jiangang\_Shan](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Jiangang_Shan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-detect-key-presses-on-ubuntu/47480 "2026-07-28T20:15:51Z")

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Hi all! I’m using Ubuntu 24.04, python 3.10.13 and the lastest Psychopy I installed with pip install wxpython-4.2.5-cp310-cp310-linux\_x86\_64.whl and pip install The problem is that I cannot get any key press with my k…

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## [Sending EEG triggers in the Builder with custom code](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/sending-eeg-triggers-in-the-builder-with-custom-code/47031)

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**Author:** [@cah12](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/cah12)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/sending-eeg-triggers-in-the-builder-with-custom-code/47031 "2026-05-04T19:24:35Z")

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OS (e.g. Win10): Ubuntu PsychoPy version (e.g. 2024.2.4 Py 3.8): Psychopy 2024.2.4 Python 3.10.11 Standard Standalone Installation? (y/n) If not then what?: y Do you want it to also run online? (y/n) n What are you …

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## [I’d love to hear from anyone who has sound (input, output, or both) reliably working on Linux](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/i-d-love-to-hear-from-anyone-who-has-sound-input-output-or-both-reliably-working-on-linux/45861)

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**Author:** [@kbmcgowan](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/kbmcgowan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/i-d-love-to-hear-from-anyone-who-has-sound-input-output-or-both-reliably-working-on-linux/45861 "2025-10-29T22:30:31Z")

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I’m curious to hear from people who are successfully using sound (mainly interested in playing recorded files and recording with a microphone) on any linux distribution. I had things working well for about a year but now…

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## [Psychopy builder does not start on Ubuntu](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy-builder-does-not-start-on-ubuntu/44985)

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**Author:** [@MNentwich](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/MNentwich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy-builder-does-not-start-on-ubuntu/44985 "2025-06-12T12:19:19Z")

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Hi, I have been following this guide to install psychopy 2022.1.4 on Ubuntu 22.04. (How to install PsychoPy 2022.1.4 on Ubuntu 22.04) OS 22.04 PsychoPy version (e.g. 2022.1.4 Py 3.8): Standard Standalone Installation…

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## [Launching Psychopy 2024.2.5 on Ubuntu 22.04 with python 3.10](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/launching-psychopy-2024-2-5-on-ubuntu-22-04-with-python-3-10/44291)

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**Author:** [@alanm](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/alanm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/launching-psychopy-2024-2-5-on-ubuntu-22-04-with-python-3-10/44291 "2025-03-18T22:35:18Z")

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I’ve installed psychopy 2024.2.5 on a clean install of Ubuntu 22.04, following this page. I decided to use 22.04 rather than 24.04 since 22.04 still uses python3.10 as default. I am able to get through the install steps,…

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## [Installing and/or starting PsychoPy on Linux](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-and-or-starting-psychopy-on-linux/43317)

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**Author:** [@cbrnr](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/cbrnr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-and-or-starting-psychopy-on-linux/43317 "2025-02-28T20:37:04Z")

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I just wanted you to know that uv makes it very easy to install/start PsychoPy on Linux: uvx --python 3.10 --with https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-24.04/wxPython-4.2.2-cp310-cp310-linux\_x86…

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## [Running psychopy in sudo mode](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/running-psychopy-in-sudo-mode/43554)

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**Author:** [@nadavWeisler](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/nadavWeisler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/running-psychopy-in-sudo-mode/43554 "2025-02-19T11:10:34Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to run PsychoPy in sudo mode on Ubuntu 22. I do that for using python-evdev or equivalent for locate from which specific keyboard key press (I got multiple keyboards on the same computer). For some reas…

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## [Solved: Installing PsychoPy on Fedora 41](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/solved-installing-psychopy-on-fedora-41/43476)

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**Author:** [@mpascale](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/mpascale)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/solved-installing-psychopy-on-fedora-41/43476 "2025-01-17T09:42:27Z")

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The install process on Linux, I can confirm, is difficult. This is primarily due to difficulties with dependencies of wxwidgets After much trial and error, I am posting a working configuration in case it is helpful to ot…

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## [Core dump on Linux when trying to create Pavlovia project](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/core-dump-on-linux-when-trying-to-create-pavlovia-project/41524)

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**Author:** [@StefanWerner](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/StefanWerner)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/core-dump-on-linux-when-trying-to-create-pavlovia-project/41524 "2024-12-05T17:54:46Z")

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URL of experiment: N/A OS: Linux Debian 12 Python: 3.8, 3.10 wxPython: 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2 PsychoPy version : 2024.2.1 In the Builder, none of the Pavlovia commands, except login, work – whether accessed from the Pa…

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## [Installation on Debian 12](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installation-on-debian-12/38033)

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**Author:** [@TChauhan](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/TChauhan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installation-on-debian-12/38033 "2024-06-06T19:15:27Z")

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Hi, We have psychopy installed on all our laboratory computers which run Debian 11. For this, we had the following dependencies (defined using poetry syntax, but we will soon migrate to pdm) : python = "~3.9" numpy = "…

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## [Installing PsychoPy on Linux (RHEL)](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-psychopy-on-linux-rhel/30537)

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**Author:** [@arnon\_weinberg](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/arnon_weinberg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-psychopy-on-linux-rhel/30537 "2024-01-09T02:56:55Z")

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The official Linux installation documentation is woefully out of date. This is the process I used to install PsychoPy 2022.2.4 on AlmaLinux 9. The below should work on any RHEL 9 compatible distro (Rocky, CentOS, Fedo…

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## [How to install PsychoPy 2022.2.4 on Ubuntu 22.04 using virtualenv](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-2-4-on-ubuntu-22-04-using-virtualenv/30125)

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**Author:** [@bastosfh](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/bastosfh)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-2-4-on-ubuntu-22-04-using-virtualenv/30125 "2023-10-05T20:22:36Z")

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Here, I’ll show how to install PsychoPy in a virtual environment, so we can use python 3.8 instead of python 3.10 (which comes with Ubuntu 22.04), but in a “sandboxed” way, without touching python’s system install. Firs…

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## [Cannot open Psychopy 2023.1.2 on Ubuntu 22.04](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-open-psychopy-2023-1-2-on-ubuntu-22-04/34717)

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**Author:** [@ferluna90](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/ferluna90)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-open-psychopy-2023-1-2-on-ubuntu-22-04/34717 "2023-05-11T08:54:30Z")

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Hi all, I followed the instructions on the website Installation — PsychoPy v2023.2.3 and could install Psychopy in Linux (Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, 64 bits, GNOME 42.5). However, I cannot open Psychopy yet. I have the followi…

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## [How to install PsychoPy on Ubuntu 21.10](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-on-ubuntu-21-10/26762)

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**Author:** [@bastosfh](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/bastosfh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-on-ubuntu-21-10/26762 "2023-05-05T13:40:27Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve found some time to play with the installation of PsychoPy in Ubuntu 21.10 and, as it went well, I thought someone else could need this. Hopefully, this set of instructions will also work with Ubuntu 22…

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## [Installing on Pop OS (Ubuntu 22.04)](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-on-pop-os-ubuntu-22-04/34640)

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**Author:** [@drfeinberg](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/drfeinberg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-on-pop-os-ubuntu-22-04/34640 "2023-05-01T15:33:50Z")

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Hi Folks, I’ve managed to install the latest version psychopy on my linux box, which is running Pop OS (Ubuntu 22.04). I’ve got it installed, all the dependencies, wx, etc, everything appears fine, but when I run the p…

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## [Would a Debian/Ubuntu/... package be useful?](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/would-a-debian-ubuntu-package-be-useful/34301)

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**Author:** [@daniel.e.shub](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/daniel.e.shub)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/would-a-debian-ubuntu-package-be-useful/34301 "2023-04-12T10:35:59Z")

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I maintain, or more accurately don’t maintain, the PsychoPy package for Arch. It looks like 2023.1.1 works with Python 3.10 and I can finally update the package. There was a time when there was a Debian package. Is this …

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## [How to install PsychoPy 2022.1.4 on Ubuntu 22.04](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-1-4-on-ubuntu-22-04/29450)

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**Author:** [@bastosfh](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/bastosfh)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-1-4-on-ubuntu-22-04/29450 "2023-03-30T00:31:16Z")

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Hi everyone, Ubuntu 22.04 comes with Python 3.10 and I could not - for the life of me - make it work with PsychoPy 2022.1.4. So, the “solution” I found was to install Python 3.9, since they seem to like each other. Fir…

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## [Installing Psyhcopy on Fedora](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-psyhcopy-on-fedora/32784)

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**Author:** [@andresimi](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/andresimi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/installing-psyhcopy-on-fedora/32784 "2023-03-11T18:45:43Z")

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OS (e.g. Win10): Fedora 37 PsychoPy version (e.g. 1.84.x): 2022.02.04 Standard Standalone? (y/n) If not then what? No, via mamba What are you trying to achieve?: Trying to make psychopy builder launch… But it do not…

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## [Running PsychoPy under linux in multi-user environment](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/running-psychopy-under-linux-in-multi-user-environment/33696)

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**Author:** [@terronymous-boosh](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/terronymous-boosh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/running-psychopy-under-linux-in-multi-user-environment/33696 "2023-03-07T18:09:32Z")

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If this template helps then use it. If not then just delete and start from scratch. OS (e.g. Win10): Ubuntu 22.04LTS PsychoPy version (e.g. 1.84.x): 2022.2.4 Standard Standalone? (y/n) N If not then what?: installed u…

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## [Parallel port Linux doesn't run with experiment, only with resting condition](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/parallel-port-linux-doesnt-run-with-experiment-only-with-resting-condition/33248)

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**Author:** [@YacilaI](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/YacilaI)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/parallel-port-linux-doesnt-run-with-experiment-only-with-resting-condition/33248 "2023-02-15T13:08:28Z")

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Hi, I am new user of Psychopy. We are trying to set an EEG experiment with a parallel port as a trigger. So far, it worked well during the resting condition, but when we start with the experiment which requires button …

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## [How to install Psychopy 2022.2.5 on Ubuntu 22.10](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-2-5-on-ubuntu-22-10/32765)

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**Author:** [@bastosfh](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/bastosfh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-2-5-on-ubuntu-22-10/32765 "2023-01-12T19:37:15Z")

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Perhaps I should start by saying that I would not recommend setting up a computer to run experiments in a non-LTS release of Ubuntu, since you get less time of support and need to upgrade it more often (which may break t…

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## [PsychoPy3 on Linux installation issues (solved)](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy3-on-linux-installation-issues-solved/6286)

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**Author:** [@TMH](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/TMH)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy3-on-linux-installation-issues-solved/6286 "2022-12-26T16:34:45Z")

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After having a few issues with installing PsychoPy3 on Linux (Linux Mint 19.1), below, I listed the necessary steps to get it running. Maybe, some of the issues can be resolved with updates or by including them in the on…

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## [Cannot upload experiment to Pavlovia on multiple OS](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-upload-experiment-to-pavlovia-on-multiple-os/31539)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Mitchell](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Sam_Mitchell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-upload-experiment-to-pavlovia-on-multiple-os/31539 "2022-10-24T13:54:35Z")

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Hi all, I am running an updated version of a study that was successfully designed on psychopy and run on Pavlovia earlier this year. The only change to the study has been the stimuli .csv files where it pulls the path t…

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## [Sound doesn't work on Linux](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/sound-doesnt-work-on-linux/29780)

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**Author:** [@naiqixiao](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/naiqixiao)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/sound-doesnt-work-on-linux/29780 "2022-07-02T23:46:19Z")

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I installed PsychoPy 2022.2.0 on Ubuntu 22.04 with this method: https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-to-install-psychopy-2022-1-4-on-ubuntu-22-04/29450 PsychoPy is running well except one big issue: whenever I run from …

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## [Python experiment crashes at random points during run](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/python-experiment-crashes-at-random-points-during-run/29535)

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**Author:** [@mannyavila](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/mannyavila)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/python-experiment-crashes-at-random-points-during-run/29535 "2022-06-09T19:56:31Z")

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I am currently running a Python experiment for a research study where we present various types of stimuli (i.e. audio, visual, audiovisual), but the program tends to (not always, but most of the time) crash at random poi…

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## [Cannot connect to eyelink 1000](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-connect-to-eyelink-1000/24357)

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**Author:** [@lshahsha](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/lshahsha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-connect-to-eyelink-1000/24357 "2021-08-29T01:42:24Z")

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OS: Ubuntu 20.04 Pssychopy version: 2021.2.0 Standalone Hi, I’ve been trying to connect to Eyelink and run the code demo for iohub eyetracking, but so far I haven’t been successful. My Laptop doesn’t have an etherne…

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## [Is it possible to switch from Window to terminal and vice-versa (linux)?](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-switch-from-window-to-terminal-and-vice-versa-linux/19989)

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**Author:** [@benoit.valery](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/benoit.valery)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-switch-from-window-to-terminal-and-vice-versa-linux/19989 "2021-01-28T08:11:34Z")

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Hi, I have an experiment during which experimenters must interact with the machine to tell if the block was either valid or not. Instead of using psychopy.gui, and its dependencies, I would prefer to use the “inquirer” …

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## [How do psychopy linux users who installed psychopy on a conda environment overcome the 'PermissionError: \[Errno 13\] Permission denied' issue?](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-do-psychopy-linux-users-who-installed-psychopy-on-a-conda-environment-overcome-the-permissionerror-errno-13-permission-denied-issue/15514)

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**Author:** [@angjw.aaron](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/angjw.aaron)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-do-psychopy-linux-users-who-installed-psychopy-on-a-conda-environment-overcome-the-permissionerror-errno-13-permission-denied-issue/15514 "2020-08-06T07:38:31Z")

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I installed the latest psychopy on Ubuntu 18.04 recently using the recommended steps on psychopy.org. This involved installing psychopy on a virtual environment. The problem with this however, is that there is no sudo (r…

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## [Fail to sync with Pavlovia using conda-installed PsychoPy Ubuntu 18.04, extended question](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/fail-to-sync-with-pavlovia-using-conda-installed-psychopy-ubuntu-18-04-extended-question/13681)

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**Author:** [@ht\_cog\_neuro](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/ht_cog_neuro)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/fail-to-sync-with-pavlovia-using-conda-installed-psychopy-ubuntu-18-04-extended-question/13681 "2020-05-27T12:55:57Z")

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OS : Ubuntu 18.04 \*\*PsychoPy version : 2020.1.2 conda installed \*\*What are you trying to achieve? : Be able to synch a created project from Psychopy Builder to Pavlovia.org What did you try to make it work?: I insta…

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