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# Don't use sudo

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**You must be logged in as the actual root user, you can not install this software using sudo.**
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Sudo is the primary cause of the following error:

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```
 ✘ Container edcom-database    Error                                       0.0s 

dependency failed to start: container edcom-database is unhealthy
```

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