On 2026-08-19 10:04, Robert P. J. Day via linux wrote: > --break-system-packages. I've used that before without any apparent ill effects. I can't remember which package it was that I was trying to install. While we're here... can I just say I f***g HATE the Python ecosystem? What kind of lunacy is it to ask people to set up virtual environments because packages exist that are installed system-wide by apt or rpm? Even ancient Perl and CPAN get this right, so it's not like the Python developers had no examples of how to make it work properly. (I also hate Python the language, but that's a rant for another thread...) Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org