Installing pip package on Ubuntu224.04 is no longer available

[kissifrot]

Hello,

Since Ubuntu 24.04 (I'm not sure whether 22.04 had the issue), it's not possible to install the package using standard pip install anymore.

Now recommended method is using the python3-supervisor deb package on those systems, or use a virtual environment instead.

Would it be possible you add this support?

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[Diegiwg]

Hi @kissifrot :)

The @geerlingguy has stated that he does not wish to address the Python Externally Managed Environment issue within the supervisor role and that the role requires PIP to have permission to manage packages to function correctly.

Considering this, an alternative I found is to pass the environment variable PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES, which corresponds to the break-system-packages flag. This flag allows PIP to manage packages even on operating systems with such restrictive conditions.

Note 1: It is necessary to use import_role so that the environment variable can be passed to the tasks within the geerlingguy.supervisor role. This ensures that the task using PIP is configured with this environment variable, allowing PIP to bypass Python's Externally Managed mode.

Note 2: By using the environment variable, the role continues to work even on operating systems that do not have the Python Externally Managed mode enabled. So, no issues arise in these scenarios.

Working Example

ansible.builtin.import_role:
    name: geerlingguy.supervisor
environment:
    PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES: "1"