diff --git a/certbot/docs/install.rst b/certbot/docs/install.rst index 1e709e2ee..f77930333 100644 --- a/certbot/docs/install.rst +++ b/certbot/docs/install.rst @@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ Installing from source Installation from source is only supported for developers and the whole process is described in the :doc:`contributing`. -.. warning:: Please do **not** use ``python setup.py install``, ``python pip +.. warning:: Please do **not** use ``python certbot/setup.py install``, ``python pip install .``, or ``easy_install .``. Please do **not** attempt the installation commands as superuser/root and/or without virtual environment, - e.g. ``sudo python setup.py install``, ``sudo pip install``, ``sudo + e.g. ``sudo python certbot/setup.py install``, ``sudo pip install``, ``sudo ./venv/bin/...``. These modes of operation might corrupt your operating system and are **not supported** by the Certbot team!