# installing ansible in isolated virtual env **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** ubuntu\ **Created:** [June 16, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196 "2020-06-16T13:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tony\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@Tony\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Wong)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/1 "2020-06-16T13:58:38Z")
Is there a way to install ansible on osX in an isolated virtual environment? without having to setup a ubuntu VM? I dont want the ansible binaries or whatever software it installs on osx to interfere with my working environment ---
**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:** [June 16, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/2 "2020-06-16T14:17:28Z")
python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install ansible ansible --version ansible 2.9.9   config file = /Users/dnmvisser/.ansible.cfg   configured module search path = ['/Users/dnmvisser/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']   ansible python module location = /Users/dnmvisser/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ansible   executable location = /Users/dnmvisser/venv/bin/ansible   python version = 3.7.3 (default, Sep 5 2019, 17:14:41) [Clang 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.8)] ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@Tony\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Wong)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/3 "2020-06-16T14:36:51Z")
Thanks but i got this NAR33051M:Resources twong$ sudo python3 -m venv venv Password: Error: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted: ‘/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/venv’ pyenv: no such command `sh-activate’ NAR33051M:Resources twong$ ---
**Author:** ![Antony\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Antony\_Stone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Antony_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/4 "2020-06-16T15:04:26Z")
> NAR33051M:Resources twong$ sudo python3 -m venv venv > Password: > Error: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted: > '/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resour > ces/venv' pyenv: no such command `sh-activate' Did you try it as written - without the "sudo"? ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@Tony\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Wong)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/5 "2020-06-16T15:07:56Z")
ok fixed the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@Tony\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Wong)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/6 "2020-06-16T15:16:04Z")
where is the venv stored? how do I remove it? how do i enter the environment? like this everytime I open a terminal? source venv/bin/activate how do i list what venv insgtalled and how do I remove how do i exit? when i try to. exit its stuck on this (venv) NAR33051M:~ twong$ venv -bash: venv: command not found (venv) NAR33051M:~ twong$ virtualenv -bash: virtualenv: command not found (venv) NAR33051M:~ twong$ ansible (venv) NAR33051M:~ twong$ exit logout Saving session… …copying shared history… …saving history…truncating history files… …completed. [Process completed] ---
**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:** [June 17, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-in-isolated-virtual-env/33196/7 "2020-06-17T04:55:41Z")
This is a support list for problems related to ansible, not for basic system administration help. Instead of copy pasting commands please do a little bit of effort yourself and at least try to understand what they mean. If you spend one minute on google you will find the answers to all your questions. Please also do that before posting future questions here. One advice for now, if you do copy paste commands without knowing what they mean, certainly not use sudo.