[GH-ISSUE #7495] Error pip install open-webui #53434

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-05T14:44:48-05:00

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2026-05-05 14:44:48 -05:00

Originally created by @Tamila-2017 on GitHub (Nov 30, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/7495

Hello all,

I am executing the Open-WebIU installation command from the README.rd:

pip install open-webui

but I get the first error:

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/python3.11/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.

Then I follow the recommendation indicated here:

sudo apt install python3-xyz

but I get the second error:

$ sudo apt install python3-xyz
Reading package lists... Done
Building a dependency tree is ready
Reading information about the composition... Done         
E: Unable to find the python3-xyz

That's why I can't install the Open Web UI.
Please fix it.

Originally created by @Tamila-2017 on GitHub (Nov 30, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/7495 Hello all, I am executing the Open-WebIU installation command from the README.rd: ` pip install open-webui` but I get the first error: ``` 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/python3.11/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. ``` Then I follow the recommendation indicated here: `sudo apt install python3-xyz` but I get the second error: ``` $ sudo apt install python3-xyz Reading package lists... Done Building a dependency tree is ready Reading information about the composition... Done E: Unable to find the python3-xyz ``` That's why I can't install the Open Web UI. Please fix it.

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