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Expand Up @@ -113,6 +113,22 @@ terminal session and verify `pipx` does run.
> It is not recommended to install `pipx` via `pipx`. If you'd like to do this anyway, take a look at the
> [`pipx-in-pipx`](https://github.com/mattsb42-meta/pipx-in-pipx) project and read about the limitations there.


### On FreeBSD:

- Install via package manager

```sh
pkg install -y py311-pipx
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Maybe users should also run pipx ensurepath if the package manager doesn't do this automatically?

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pkg install -y py311-pipx
pkg install -y py311-pipx
pipx ensurepath

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- Install via pip

```sh
pip install --user pipx
pipx ensurepath
```

### Using pipx without installing (via zipapp)

The zipapp can be downloaded from [Github releases](https://github.com/pypa/pipx/releases) and you can invoke it with a
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