diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index b0df8a8..80ec290 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -16,36 +16,33 @@ import re
 import types
 import socket
 import tempfile
+import importlib
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
-from ipaddress import IPv4Interface
 from os.path import getmtime, exists
 from gitea import change_to_gitea
 
 
-def exit():
-    print('please restart ./install.py again')
+def exit(text='please restart ./install.py again'):
+    if text:
+        print(text)
     sys.exit()
 
-
 try:
     import serial
-except ImportError:
-    if 'yes'.startswith(input('install pyserial? [y]')):
+    from ipaddress import IPv4Interface
+    from utils import BoxInfo, check_service, unix_cmd, change_firewall, UndefinedConfigFile, convert_cfg
+except ImportError as e:
+    pkgs = 'pyserial', 'ipaddress', 'netifaces'
+    if 'yes'.startswith(input(f'install {", ".join(pkgs)}? [y]')):
         os.system('sudo apt update')
         os.system('sudo apt install python3-pip')
-        os.system('sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages pyserial')
-    serial = None
+        for pkg in pkgs:
+            os.system(f'sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages {pkg}')
+        exit()
+    else:
+        exit('')
 
-try:
-    from utils import BoxInfo, check_service, unix_cmd, change_firewall, UndefinedConfigFile, convert_cfg
-except ImportError:
-    if 'yes'.startswith(input('install netifaces? [y]')):
-        os.system('sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages netifaces')
-    serial = None
-
-if serial is None:
-    exit()
 
 main_ports = {22}  # ssh
 
@@ -183,11 +180,7 @@ ExecStart = /usr/bin/python /home/l_samenv/boxweb/flaskserver.py {page} {port}
 WantedBy = default.target
 """
 
-pip_requirements = {
-    'root': {},
-    'l_samenv': {},
-}
-
+pip_requirements = {}
 
 box = BoxInfo()
 box.hostname_changed = False
@@ -216,12 +209,11 @@ def do_copy(src, dst):
 def frappy(cfg=None, port=None, requirements='', **kwds):
     if not cfg:
         return False, None
-    req = pip_requirements['l_samenv']
     main_ports.add(int(port or 10767))
     if requirements:
-        req[cfg] = '\n'.join(requirements.split(','))
+        pip_requirements[cfg] = '\n'.join(requirements.split(','))
     with open('/home/l_samenv/frappy/requirements.txt') as f:
-        req['frappy main'] = f.read()
+        pip_requirements['frappy main'] = f.read()
     return False, FRAPPY_SERVICE
 
 
@@ -236,11 +228,6 @@ def router(**opts):
         router_ports.update((1110, 1111, 1112))
     if not opts:
         return True, None
-    try:
-        with open(TOOLS / 'requirements.txt') as f:
-            pip_requirements['root']['tools'] = f.read()
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        pass
     return True, ROUTER_SERVICE
 
 
@@ -251,7 +238,7 @@ def display_update(cfg):
     if write_when_new(STARTUP_TEXT, text):
         print('change startup text')
         if doit:
-            os.rename(STARTUP_TEXT, STARTUP_TEXT + '.todo')
+            os.rename(STARTUP_TEXT, str(STARTUP_TEXT) + '.todo')
         return True
     return False
 
@@ -263,29 +250,21 @@ def display(**opts):
 
 
 def pip():
-    for user, requirements in pip_requirements.items():
-        if not requirements:
-            continue
-        if user == 'root':
-            tmpname = '/root/pip_requirements.tmp'
-            pipcmd = ['sudo pip3 install -r', tmpname]
-        else:
-            tmpname = f'/home/{user}/pip_requirements.tmp'
-            pipcmd = ['pip3 install --user --break-system-packages -r', tmpname]
-        filename = tmpname.replace('.tmp', '.txt')
-        content = ''.join('# --- for %s ---\n%s\n' % kv for kv in requirements.items())
-        if content:
-            print(user, filename)
-            if write_when_new(filename, content, user=='root'):
-                if doit:
-                    unix_cmd('mv', filename, tmpname, sudo=True)
-                    if os.system(' '.join(pipcmd)) == 0:
-                        unix_cmd('mv', tmpname, filename, sudo=True)
-                    else:
-                        unix_cmd('rm', tmpname, sudo=True)
+    filename = TOOLS.parent / 'pip_requirements.txt'
+    tmpname = TOOLS.parent / 'pip_requirements.tmp'
+    pipcmd = f'pip3 install --user --break-system-packages -r {tmpname}'
+    content = ''.join('# --- for %s ---\n%s\n' % kv for kv in pip_requirements.items())
+    if content:
+        if write_when_new(filename, content, as_root=False):
+            if doit:
+                unix_cmd('mv', filename, tmpname, sudo=False)
+                if os.system(pipcmd) == 0:
+                    unix_cmd('mv', tmpname, filename, sudo=False)
                 else:
-                    print(' '.join(pipcmd))
-                show.dirty = True
+                    unix_cmd('rm', tmpname, sudo=False)
+            else:
+                print(pipcmd)
+            show.dirty = True
 
 
 def boxweb(port=8080, page=None):
@@ -319,6 +298,7 @@ def write_when_new(filename, content, as_root=False, ignore_reduction=False):
             content += '\n'
         lines = content.split('\n')
     try:
+        os.makedirs(Path(filename).parent, exist_ok=True)
         for parent in reversed(Path(filename).absolute().parents):
             unix_cmd('chmod', 'o+rx', parent, sudo=True)
         with open(filename) as fil:
@@ -707,8 +687,12 @@ def handle_config():
             continue
         else:
             if not enabled:
+                if not doit:
+                    print(service, 'is not enabled')
                 to_start[service] = 'enable', as_root
             elif not active:
+                if not doit:
+                    print(service, 'is not active')
                 to_start[service] = 'restart', as_root
         if as_root:
             systemdir = Path('/etc/systemd/system')
@@ -724,7 +708,8 @@ def handle_config():
         show.dirty = True
     if 'dialout' not in unix_cmd('id l_samenv'):
         do_cmd('usermod -a -G dialout l_samenv')
-    pip()
+    if pip_requirements:
+        pip()
     for as_root in reload_systemd:
         if as_root:
             do_cmd('systemctl daemon-reload', sudo=True)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4646f48..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-pyserial
-ipaddress
-netifaces