Should I install root on my Linux Chromebook computer.

Question

Someone told me that installing root on Linux terminal can be bad for beginners due to safety. I'm pretty new to using the terminal and operating systems. I want to install root to download modules like pynput or keyboard. Should I go ahead with installing root?

Answer 1

Stanley Nguyen you don't need to install or mess with the root ...
And you can still create the -venv and install pip -qq install pynput and the keyboard ...

Yes, installing or messing around with the root comes with significant risk

https://chromeos.dev/en/linux/setup

Answer 2

or use a more modern alternative like uv to manage and run your env and dependencies.

https://pypi.org/project/uv/