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Avoid privileged installations

anthropics/claude-code
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Always recommend user-level package installations rather than using administrative/root privileges. Installing packages with elevated permissions can compromise system security and stability. Documentation and scripts should explicitly guide users toward safer installation practices.

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Always recommend user-level package installations rather than using administrative/root privileges. Installing packages with elevated permissions can compromise system security and stability. Documentation and scripts should explicitly guide users toward safer installation practices.

Example:

# Installation

## User-level installation (recommended)
```sh
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/npm-packages
npm config set prefix ~/.local/share/npm-packages
export PATH=~/.local/share/npm-packages/bin:$PATH
npm install -g my-package

We recommend installing this package as a regular user, not as an administrative user like root. Installing as a regular user helps maintain your system’s security and stability. ```

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