diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 543bed8..3788f47 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,5 +6,21 @@ setup: install
 install:
 	@echo "Making 'main.py' executable..."
 	@chmod +x main.py
-	@echo "Installing packages from 'requirements.txt'..."
-	@pip install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
+	@echo "Checking if global user virtual environment exists..."
+	@test -d ~/.venvs/pkgmgr || (echo "Creating global venv at ~/.venvs/pkgmgr..." && python -m venv ~/.venvs/pkgmgr)
+	@echo "Installing required Python packages into ~/.venvs/pkgmgr..."
+	@~/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
+	@~/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+	@echo "Ensuring automatic activation of ~/.venvs/pkgmgr for this user..."
+	@grep -qxF 'if [ -d "$$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr" ]; then export VIRTUAL_ENV="$$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr"; export PATH="$$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$$PATH"; unset PYTHONHOME; fi' ~/.bashrc || echo 'if [ -d "$$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr" ]; then export VIRTUAL_ENV="$$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr"; export PATH="$$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$$PATH"; unset PYTHONHOME; fi' >> ~/.bashrc
+	@grep -qxF 'echo "Global Python virtual environment '\''~/.venvs/pkgmgr'\'' activated."' ~/.bashrc || echo 'echo "Global Python virtual environment '\''~/.venvs/pkgmgr'\'' activated."' >> ~/.bashrc
+	@echo "Installation complete. Please restart your shell (or 'exec bash') for the changes to take effect."
+
+uninstall:
+	@echo "Removing global user virtual environment if it exists..."
+	@rm -rf ~/.venvs/pkgmgr
+	@echo "Cleaning up ~/.bashrc entries..."
+	@sed -i '/Global Python virtual environment '\''~\/.venvs\/pkgmgr'\'' activated\./d' ~/.bashrc
+	@sed -i '/if \[ -d "\$\$HOME\/\.venvs\/pkgmgr" \]; then export VIRTUAL_ENV="\$\$HOME\/\.venvs\/pkgmgr"; export PATH="\$\$VIRTUAL_ENV\/bin:\$\$PATH"; unset PYTHONHOME; fi/d' ~/.bashrc
+	@echo "Uninstallation complete. Please restart your shell (or 'exec bash') for the changes to fully apply."
+
diff --git a/pkgmgr/install_repos.py b/pkgmgr/install_repos.py
index 3c667eb..250cc97 100644
--- a/pkgmgr/install_repos.py
+++ b/pkgmgr/install_repos.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def install_repos(
         req_txt_file = os.path.join(repo_dir, "requirements.txt")
         if os.path.exists(req_txt_file):
             print(f"requirements.txt found in {repo_identifier}, installing Python dependencies...")
-            cmd = "python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages"
+            cmd = "~/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt"
             run_command(cmd, cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
         
         # Check if a Makefile exists and run make.