title: Do I need to install python packages as root
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10291922/what-are-site-packages-in-python-and-can-you-install-use-them-if-you-arent-root">What are site-packages in python and can you install/use them if you aren’t root?</a>  </p>
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  <pre><code>sudo apt-get install pip
  
  creating /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/boto
  
  error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/boto': Permission denied
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  <p><code>pip install boto</code> modifies the packages under <code>/usr/local/bin</code> in a Ubuntu box. Is this the way its supposed to work?</p>