Ubuntu can't install open-interpreter using instructions: Open Interpreter not installed. Run: pip install open-interpreter

[ajbogh]

Describe the bug

Ubuntu is a managed environment so it wants you to use a venv. When pocketpaw is installed using the installer, there's no mention of the venv, so when it asks the user to install open-interpreter, there's no way to install it with pip.

[23:02:13] WARNING  ⚡ Processing message with Backend: open_interpreter (Provider: ollama)                                                                                                                               
⚡ Processing message with Backend: open_interpreter (Provider: ollama)
           INFO     ⚡ Processing message from websocket:b3df5894-0fc4-4614-b026-0f60d0a0a071                                                                                                                             
           ERROR    ❌ Open Interpreter not installed. Run: pip install open-interpreter                                                                                                                                  
           INFO     🤖 Open Interpreter ─ Local/Cloud LLMs (experimental)                                                                                                                                                 
INFO:     127.0.0.1:43064 - "GET /api/sessions?limit=100 HTTP/1.1" 200 OK

What I tried:

• $ uv tool install "pocketpaw[dashboard]" --with open-interpreter
• $ ln -s /home/[USERNAME]/.local/share/uv/tools/pocketpaw/bin/interpreter /home/[USERNAME]/.local/bin/interpreter
• uv run --with "pocketpaw[dashboard]" --with open-interpreter pocketpaw

Reproduce

1. Install pocketpaw on Ubuntu 25.10 with the installation script: $ curl -fsSL https://pocketpaw.xyz/install.sh | sh
2. Choose Recommended
3. Choose OpenInterpreter
4. Choose Ollama
5. Run pocketpaw
6. Type "hello" in the prompt.

Expected behavior

A response should show in the dashboard

Screenshots

No response

Open Interpreter version

0.4.3

Python version

3.12.12

Operating System name and version

Ubuntu 25.10

Additional context

First time installing, new user.

[endolith]

I use conda to create an open interpreter environment that the AI can then pip install software into without screwing up anything else. Not sure if that's the best method, but I was already used to using conda.