diff --git a/vendor/automated_lin_test/install_packages.sh b/vendor/automated_lin_test/install_packages.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6b7d6b6..de77469
--- a/vendor/automated_lin_test/install_packages.sh
+++ b/vendor/automated_lin_test/install_packages.sh
@@ -1,46 +1,49 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Install Melexis Python packages to system Python
+# Install Melexis Python packages to an active venv (if activated) or system Python
 
-echo "Installing Melexis LIN packages to system Python..."
+MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES="/mnt/c/Program Files/Melexis/Melexis IDE/plugins/com.melexis.mlxide.python_1.2.0.202408130945/python/Lib/site-packages"
 
-MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES="/mnt/WINDRV/InstalledPrograms/Melexis IDE/plugins/com.melexis.mlxide.python_1.2.0.202408130945/python/Lib/site-packages"
-
-# Try to install from Melexis packages
-if [ -d "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
-    echo "Found Melexis packages at: $MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES"
-
-    # Copy packages to system site-packages
-    SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES=$(python3 -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])" 2>/dev/null)
-
-    if [ -z "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
-        echo "Error: Could not determine system site-packages directory"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    echo "System site-packages: $SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES"
-
-    # Check if we have write permissions
-    if [ ! -w "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
+# Determine destination: prefer active venv, fall back to system site-packages
+if [ -n "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]; then
+    DEST_SITE_PACKAGES=$(python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])" 2>/dev/null)
+    echo "Active venv detected: $VIRTUAL_ENV"
+    echo "Installing into venv site-packages: $DEST_SITE_PACKAGES"
+    SUDO=""
+else
+    DEST_SITE_PACKAGES=$(python3 -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])" 2>/dev/null)
+    echo "No venv active — installing into system Python..."
+    echo "System site-packages: $DEST_SITE_PACKAGES"
+    if [ ! -w "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
         echo "Note: You may need sudo to install packages system-wide"
         SUDO="sudo"
     else
         SUDO=""
     fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not determine target site-packages directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Try to install from Melexis packages
+if [ -d "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
+    echo "Found Melexis packages at: $MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES"
 
     # Copy packages
     echo "Copying pylin..."
-    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylin" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
-    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylin-"*".dist-info" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylin" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylin-"*".dist-info" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/" 2>/dev/null || true
 
     echo "Copying pylinframe..."
-    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylinframe" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
-    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylinframe-"*".dist-info" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylinframe" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pylinframe-"*".dist-info" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/" 2>/dev/null || true
 
     echo "Copying pymumclient..."
-    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pymumclient" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
-    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pymumclient-"*".dist-info" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pymumclient" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+    $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/pymumclient-"*".dist-info" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-    # Copy all dependencies
+    # Copy all remaining dependencies
     echo "Copying all Melexis dependencies..."
     for pkg_dir in "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES"/*; do
         pkg=$(basename "$pkg_dir")
@@ -53,9 +56,8 @@ if [ -d "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
         # Only copy directories (packages)
         if [ -d "$pkg_dir" ]; then
             echo "  - $pkg"
-            $SUDO cp -r "$pkg_dir" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/"
-            # Copy corresponding .dist-info if exists
-            $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/${pkg}-"*".dist-info" "$SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES/" 2>/dev/null || true
+            $SUDO cp -r "$pkg_dir" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/"
+            $SUDO cp -r "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES/${pkg}-"*".dist-info" "$DEST_SITE_PACKAGES/" 2>/dev/null || true
         fi
     done
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ if [ -d "$MELEXIS_SITE_PACKAGES" ]; then
     echo "Installation complete!"
     echo ""
     echo "Verifying installation..."
-    python3 -c "import pylin; import pymumclient; print('✓ Packages imported successfully')" && echo "Success!" || echo "Failed - some packages missing"
+    python -c "import pylin; import pymumclient; print('✓ Packages imported successfully')" && echo "Success!" || echo "Failed - some packages missing"
 
 else
     echo "Error: Melexis packages not found"