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 FROM rocker/binder:4.3.1
 
+USER root
+
+# Install python packages as root, since that's what is done upstream
+# This may change soon https://github.com/rocker-org/rocker-versioned2/issues/670
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache -r /tmp/requirements.txt
 
+USER ${NB_USER}
+
 # Install learnr and other requested packages in https://2i2c.freshdesk.com/a/tickets/741
 # mosaic installed per https://2i2c.freshdesk.com/a/tickets/973
 RUN install2.r --skipinstalled \