#i am new to linux, can some one help me understand why i am having trouble installing pip3 stuff?

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formal moat
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i am new to linux, can some one help me understand why i am having trouble installing pip3 stuff?

fierce finch
formal moat
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sorry

fierce finch
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you can install a lot of pip libraries using apt. try apt search <name>

formal moat
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it says something about externally managed environment

fierce finch
formal moat
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like: pip3 install-r requirements.txt

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it fails

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how would i exec that in apt

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under python3

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or dont i use python3

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the error was saying to use python3

fierce finch
fierce finch
formal moat
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i dont understand

fierce finch
formal moat
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of what?

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i need to run pip3 install-r requirements.txt

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that wont work

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you said use apt, i dont know how

formal moat
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?

lofty pumice
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Not pip3

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Or better yet use uv tool

formal moat
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?

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its the same error with PIP... externally managed enviroment

lofty pumice
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Try that

formal moat
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UV?

lofty pumice
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Yes uv is better pip lol

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That's what i like to call it

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If the 2nd command didn't work, try
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

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And make sure u r in the PATH

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@formal moat u good?

formal moat
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i was looking to gwt it working with normal function not UV

lofty pumice
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Uv, pip, pipx

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All is python

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pip handles environment like sht, pipx handle it better

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Uv is better

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I actually want to know what u r trying to do

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Idk how, why and what u r going to accomplish. It will be better if you can provide me/us some info

formal moat
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i just want to understand why PIP3 is not working like the install says

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i need to run pip3 install-r requirements.txt

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but it fails and says "this is an externally managed environment"

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its happened with out stuff too, so i want to understand why and what is the right way to do it, not side step it

lofty pumice
formal moat
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so you dont know?

lofty pumice
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I had one time using pip to install a python app. But it didn't work

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So i update&&upgrade

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Then reboot

formal moat
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reboot didnt work

lofty pumice
formal moat
lofty pumice
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Hah, i can't help you with this

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Sorry

formal moat
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oh ok

honest temple
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You need to make a virtual enviroment so that pip won't mess with system components.

python3 -m venv .venv

Then enter the environment with

source .venv/bin/activate

and do your commands, when you want to exit type

deactivate

formal moat
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seems like alot of faf around, why does it happen

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in linux mint and not some others as many installers dont mention it

honest temple
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It is done to protect some python apps and libraries installed via apt. You can see them with

dpkg -l | grep python3-

installing things through pip on system level might break them or their dependencies. I suppose other distros allow this because they think you know what you're doing if you break it.

formal moat
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so the items in pip3 install-r requirements.txt ar ebeing blocked, basically

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i was able to install them by apt, but they were already installed it seems

honest temple
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It'd really help if you took screenshots of what you're trying to do

formal moat
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i dont understand? its not a specific problem. we just got to that i thought

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its happened before, same issue. i want to know why it happens

honest temple
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And I want to see what actually happens in the first place

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I'm guessing that's what you're trying to install, so I'll look into that

formal moat
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lara96583OP
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10:15 PM
so the items in pip3 install-r requirements.txt are being blocked, basically
i was able to install them by apt, but they were already installed it seems <<

heavy steppe
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late here, python on mint/ubuntu requires vevns (which you should use anyways) to use pip. Otherwise, like someone else said, use python3-package

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If you're using requirements.txt, you need pip, and therefore, a venv

honest temple
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Core requirements are already installed in mint 22, so you can just git clone the repo and start gui from there.

git clone https://github.com/ArgeliusLabs/Chasing-Your-Tail-NG.git
cd Chasing-Your-Tail-NG
python3 cyt_gui.py

if you want additional requirements (edit requirements.txt), from Chasing-Your-Tail-NG folder you run

python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
.venv/bin/python3 cyt_gui.py
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formal moat
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thanks, as i said i already figured that out

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the question was why i was getting the warning, and you explained that already

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the repos were locked, #requested and #cryptography or something like that. both already installed as i used apt install and it said so

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(y)

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🫂

honest temple
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Have a nice day then

formal moat
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thanks