# install ansible system wide

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-ansible-system-wide/33627>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 17, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-ansible-system-wide/33627 "2020-08-17T07:53:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Sopena\_Balles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Manuel\_Sopena\_Balles](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Manuel_Sopena_Balles)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-ansible-system-wide/33627/1 "2020-08-17T07:53:41Z")

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hi,

I just realised that ansible installs on user home folder

```auto

$ whereis ansible-playbook
ansible-playbook: /home/msopena/.local/bin/ansible-playbook

```

how can I install ansible system-wide so I can install it once and any user can use it?

thank you

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**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-ansible-system-wide/33627/2 "2020-08-17T08:37:22Z")

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How did you install it?