diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4f9692b0..0535d2bc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 # --- python package installation ---
 COPY ./requirements.txt /temp/requirements.txt
 COPY ./tools/ppcdis/requirements.txt /temp/tools/ppcdis/requirements.txt
-RUN pip install -r /temp/requirements.txt
+# why bother setting up a venv for this, right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+RUN pip install --break-system-packages -r /temp/requirements.txt
 RUN rm -rf /temp
 
 # --- wibo installation ---
@@ -23,26 +24,26 @@ RUN rm wibo
 # --- devkitpro installation ---
 RUN wget https://apt.devkitpro.org/install-devkitpro-pacman
 RUN chmod +x install-devkitpro-pacman
-## assume yes for in-script apt commands
+# assume yes for in-script apt commands
 RUN sed -i 's/^apt-get.*$/& -y/g' install-devkitpro-pacman
-## now do dkp-pacman installation
+# now do dkp-pacman installation
 RUN ./install-devkitpro-pacman
 RUN rm install-devkitpro-pacman
-## workaround for a dumb WSL bug that happens with Windows Docker. if we don't do this, devkitPPC installation fails on Windows.
+# workaround for a dumb WSL bug that happens with Windows Docker. if we don't do this, devkitPPC installation fails on Windows.
 RUN if [ ! -e /etc/mtab ]; then ln -s /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab; fi
-## and finally, we get to install devkitPPC
+# and finally, we get to install devkitPPC
 RUN dkp-pacman -S devkitPPC --noconfirm
-## dear fucking god this is hacky but it works (needed otherwise next step fails)
-RUN rm /usr/bin/cpp /usr/bin/g++
-## set devkitPPC executables as the default ones
+# dear fucking god this is hacky but it works (needed otherwise next step fails)
+RUN rm /usr/bin/cpp /usr/bin/g++ /lib/cpp
+# set devkitPPC executables as the default ones
 RUN for file in $(find "/opt/devkitpro/devkitPPC/bin" -type f -name 'powerpc-eabi*'); do new_file=$(basename "$file" | sed 's/powerpc-eabi-//g'); update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/$new_file" "$new_file" "$file" 0; done
 
 # --- stage ultralib headers ---
 RUN mkdir -p /N64_SDK/ultra/usr/
 RUN git clone https://github.com/decompals/ultralib.git /N64_SDK/ultra/usr/
-## dockerfile does not seem to support extglob, so this monstrous command works around it to delete all of ultralib except the headers we need.
+# dockerfile does not seem to support extglob, so this monstrous command works around it to delete all of ultralib except the headers we need.
 RUN cd /N64_SDK/ultra/usr/ && find -type f -maxdepth 1 -delete && find . -not -name 'include' -type d -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -r "{}" \;
-## modify Gpopmtx's param member to be unsigned int
+# modify Gpopmtx's param member to be unsigned int
 RUN sed -i 's/unsigned char	param:8;/unsigned int	param:8;/g' /N64_SDK/ultra/usr/include/PR/gbi.h
 
 # --- set up work directory and env vars ---