(Sorry for not replying to everyone sooner, I seem to have been unsubscribed from the list -- or maybe the digests are taking >3 days to arrive.)
On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:45:33 +0200 Jan Claeys <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2026-07-10 at 13:48 -0400, David Niklas wrote: > > I wanted to install a python pip wheel file globally without breaking > > my system packages. I tried searching online, but I cannot figure out > > how to do that. > > > > How do you install a .whl file globally in debian without breaking > > system packages? > > Is it something that is also packaged in Debian? It's the VapourSynth package. And it's not in Debian -- though I could get it through the multimedia repo. > Why do you think it will break system packages? Because I get this big wall of scary text saying so... ######################################## # pip install ./dist/vapoursynth-77-cp313-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl error: externally-managed-environment This environment is externally managed -> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to install. If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package, create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv. Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make sure you have python3-full installed. If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application, it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed. See /usr/share/doc/python3.13/README.venv for more information. 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. ######################################## Thanks
