diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a3342de..18fca30 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 FROM dclong/base
 # GIT: https://github.com/legendu-net/docker-base.git
 
-RUN apt-get update -y \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        python3 python3-pip python3-venv \
-        python3-all-dev python3-setuptools build-essential python3-wheel python3-apt \
+RUN apt-get -y update \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+        python3-all-dev python3-venv build-essential \
+    && python3 -m venv /opt/venv \
+    && /opt/venv/bin/pip3 install \
+        pytype ruff pytest \
+        ipython wajig \
     && curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin" sh \
-    && pip3 install --break-system-packages \
-        pytype ruff pytest ipython \
-        wajig \
-    && ln -svf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python \
-    && ln -svf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip \
     && /scripts/sys/purge_cache.sh
 
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
 COPY scripts/ /scripts/