Merge pull request #504 from mlcommons/anandhu-eng-patch-6

pip install cm4mlops - handle systems where sudo is absent

setup.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import importlib.util
 import platform
 import os
+import shutil
 
 # Try to use importlib.metadata for Python 3.8+ 
 try:
@@ -76,8 +77,17 @@ def install_system_packages(self):
                 manager, details = self.get_package_manager_details()
                 if manager:
                     if manager == "apt-get":
-                        subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'apt-get', 'update'])
-                        subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'apt-get', 'install', '-y'] + packages)
+                        # Check if 'sudo' is available
+                        if shutil.which('sudo'):
+                            subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'apt-get', 'update'])
+                            subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'apt-get', 'install', '-y'] + packages)
+                        else:
+                            print("sudo not found, trying without sudo.")
+                            try:
+                                subprocess.check_call(['apt-get', 'update'])
+                                subprocess.check_call(['apt-get', 'install', '-y'] + packages)
+                            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                                print(f"Installation of {packages} without sudo failed. Please install these packages manually to continue!")
             elif self.system == 'Windows':
                 print(f"Please install the following packages manually: {packages}")