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

Question

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         


        

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

pip is not give permission so can't do pip install.Try below command.

apt-get install python-virtualenv

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

You don't have permission to the Python folder.

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/python2.7

Answer 6

Use

sudo pip install virtualenv

Apparently you will have powers of administrator when adding "sudo" before the line... just don't forget your password.