error could not create usr local lib python2 7 dist-packages virtualenv support Permission denied

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I am using ubuntu 12 04 and I am trying to pip install virtualenv but suddenly I got this error   samuel sampc    pip install virtualenv Downloading unpacking virtualenv   Running setup py egg info for package virtualenv      warning  no previously-included files matching     found under directory  docs  templates      warning  no previously-included files matching     found under directory  docs  build  Installing collected packages  virtualenv   Running setup py install for virtualenv     error  could not create   usr local lib python2 7 dist-packages virtualenv support   Permission denied     Complete output from command  usr bin python -c  import setuptools   file     home samuel build virtualenv setup py  exec compile open   file    read   replace   r n     n      file     exec     install --single-version-externally-managed --record  tmp pip-Z2v fR-record install-record txt      running install  running build  running build py  running install lib  creating  usr local lib python2 7 dist-packages virtualenv support  error  could not create   usr local lib python2 7 dist-packages virtualenv support   Permission denied  ---------------------------------------- Command  usr bin python -c  import setuptools   file     home samuel build virtualenv setup py  exec compile open   file    read   replace   r n     n      file     exec     install --single-version-externally-managed --record  tmp pip-Z2v fR-record install-record txt failed with error code 1 Storing complete log in  home samuel  pip pip log   Does anyone have an idea about my case

User · Answer

You don t have permission to the Python folder   sudo chown -R  USER  usr local lib python2 7

User · Answer

use   sudo pip install virtualenv   You have a permission denied error  This states your current user does not have the root permissions So run the command as a super user

User · Answer

you have to change permission on the mentioned path

User · Answer

In the case of permission denied error  you just need to go with this command    sudo pip install virtualenv   sudo before the command will throw away the current user permissions error   Note  For security risks  You should read piotr comment

User · Answer

First  sudo pip install  package-name  means nothing it will return  sudo  pip  command not found   You get the Permission denied  you shouldn t use pip install as root anyway  You can just install the packages into your own user like mentionned above with  pip install  package-name  --user   and it will work as you intend  If you need it in any other user just run the same command and you ll be good to go

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I ve heard that using sudo with pip is unsafe   Try adding --user to the end of your command  as mentioned here    pip install packageName --user   I suspect that installing with this method means the packages are not available to other users

User · Answer

pip is not give permission so can t do pip install Try below command   apt-get install python-virtualenv

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It s because the virtual environment viarable has not been installed    Try this   sudo pip install virtualenv virtualenv --python python3 env source env bin activate pip install  lt Package gt    or   sudo pip3 install virtualenv virtualenv --python python3 env source env bin activate pip3 install  lt Package gt

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Use  sudo pip install virtualenv   Apparently you will have powers of administrator when adding  sudo  before the line    just don t forget your password

[python] error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/virtualenv_support': Permission denied

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