#1120559 llm: "llm install" won't

Package:
llm
Source:
llm
Submitter:
Matthias Urlichs
Date:
2025-11-12 09:25:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1120559#5
Date:
2025-11-12 09:23:23 UTC
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To:
Seems that llm doesn't maintain a venv.

At the very least it should tell people what to install if pip fails.


~$ llm install llm-ollama
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.