# Pip3 install "pywinrm\>=0.4.0" # for winrm \> error: externally-managed-environment

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip3-install-pywinrm-0-4-0-for-winrm-error-externally-managed-environment/40694>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** windows, ubuntu\
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip3-install-pywinrm-0-4-0-for-winrm-error-externally-managed-environment/40694 "2025-02-28T07:38:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![NicoST](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@NicoST](https://forum.ansible.com/u/NicoST)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip3-install-pywinrm-0-4-0-for-winrm-error-externally-managed-environment/40694/1 "2025-02-28T07:38:47Z")

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Hello,

I did a new Ansible installation on an Ubuntu Server with Docu from the website.

## [Installing Ansible on Ubuntu](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/installation_distros.html#id6)[](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/installation_distros.html#installing-ansible-on-ubuntu)

To configure the PPA on your system and install Ansible run these commands:

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install software-properties-common $ sudo add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible $ sudo apt install ansible

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Now I want to install winrm to manage windows systems.  
But I am not able to do this.  
I do not find any solution for this problem.

pip3 install “pywinrm\>=0.4.0” # for winrm,  
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/python3.12/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.

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**Author:** ![motorbass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@motorbass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/motorbass)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip3-install-pywinrm-0-4-0-for-winrm-error-externally-managed-environment/40694/2 "2025-02-28T19:20:26Z")

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Hi  
It seems ansible is within venv like pipx.

What if you do something like :  
`pipx list`  
Then  
`pipx [venv name] install pywinrm`