Even without install permissions, as a non-root user you can grab binaries generally. Store them in ~/.local/bin and add them to your $PATH via ~/.bashrc.

I've been using bin for a few weeks now and find it great for situations like this. Grab the binary, put it in your $PATH. Then just grab binaries from Github; bin install github.com/sharkdp/fd and it plops the binary in your ~/.local/bin folder. Works for updates, too;

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❯ bin

Path                             Version         URL                                                         Status
C:\Utilities\exe\ag.exe          v2.2.0          github.com/monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher             OK
C:\Utilities\exe\aria2c.exe      release-1.37.0  github.com/aria2/aria2                                      OK
C:\Utilities\exe\atto.exe        v1.6.0          github.com/codesoap/atto                                    OK
C:\Utilities\exe\bat.exe         v0.25.0         github.com/sharkdp/bat                                      OK
C:\Utilities\exe\blush.exe       v0.6.0          github.com/arsham/blush                                     OK
C:\Utilities\exe\ccat.exe        v1.1.0          github.com/owenthereal/ccat                                 OK
C:\Utilities\exe\croc.exe        v10.2.1         github.com/schollz/croc                                     OK
C:\Utilities\exe\dog.exe         v1.0.5          github.com/mr-karan/doggo                                   OK
C:\Utilities\exe\fd.exe          v10.2.0         github.com/sharkdp/fd                                       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\feeless.exe     v0.1.11         github.com/feeless/feeless                                  OK
C:\Utilities\exe\fetch.exe       2.38.0          github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch                          OK
C:\Utilities\exe\fzf.exe         v0.60.3         github.com/junegunn/fzf                                     OK
C:\Utilities\exe\gdu.exe         v5.30.1         github.com/dundee/gdu                                       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\gh.exe          v2.68.1         github.com/cli/cli                                          OK
C:\Utilities\exe\git-absorb.exe  0.7.0           https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/releases/tag/0.7.0  OK
C:\Utilities\exe\glow.exe        v2.1.0          github.com/charmbracelet/glow                               OK
C:\Utilities\exe\gum.exe         v0.16.0         https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum/releases/tag/v0.16.0   OK
C:\Utilities\exe\ht.exe          v0.7.0          github.com/nojima/httpie-go                                 OK
C:\Utilities\exe\jo.exe          1.9             github.com/jpmens/jo                                        OK
C:\Utilities\exe\jq.exe          jq-1.7.1        github.com/stedolan/jq                                      OK
C:\Utilities\exe\jsonfmt.exe     v0.5.1          github.com/caarlos0/jsonfmt/                                OK
C:\Utilities\exe\just.exe        1.40.0          https://github.com/casey/just/releases/tag/1.40.0           OK
C:\Utilities\exe\less.exe        v0.39.0         github.com/noborus/ov                                       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\llm.exe         v2.9.1          github.com/aandrew-me/tgpt                                  OK
C:\Utilities\exe\lsd.exe         v1.1.5          github.com/lsd-rs/lsd                                       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\more.exe        v1.31.4         github.com/walles/moar                                      OK
C:\Utilities\exe\nyaa.exe        v0.9.1          github.com/beastwick18/nyaa                                 OK
C:\Utilities\exe\ptr.exe         v0.13.0         github.com/8lwxpg/ptr                                       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\rain.exe        v2.2.0          github.com/cenkalti/rain                                    OK
C:\Utilities\exe\rclone.exe      v1.69.1         github.com/rclone/rclone                                    OK
C:\Utilities\exe\rg.exe          14.1.1          github.com/burntsushi/ripgrep                               OK
C:\Utilities\exe\ruff.exe        0.11.0          https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/tag/0.11.0       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\updo.exe        v0.1.2          github.com/owloops/updo                                     OK
C:\Utilities\exe\upx.exe         v5.0.0          github.com/upx/upx                                          OK
C:\Utilities\exe\verco.exe       v6.12.0         github.com/vamolessa/verco                                  OK
C:\Utilities\exe\wget.exe        v2.1.0          github.com/rockdaboot/wget2                                 OK
C:\Utilities\exe\xhs.exe         v0.24.0         github.com/ducaale/xh                                       OK
C:\Utilities\exe\yazi.exe        v25.3.2         github.com/sxyazi/yazi                                      OK
C:\Utilities\exe\yt-dlp.exe      2025.02.19      github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp                                    OK
C:\Utilities\exe\zoxide.exe      v0.9.7          github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide                               OK
C:\Utilities\exe\zstd.exe        v1.5.7          github.com/facebook/zstd                                    OK


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❯ bin update
   • C:\Utilities\exe\gh.exe v2.68.1 -> v2.69.0 (https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.69.0)
   • C:\Utilities\exe\fetch.exe 2.38.0 -> 2.39.0 (https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/tag/2.39.0)

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
   • Getting 2.39.0 release for fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
   • Starting download of https://api.github.com/repos/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/assets/239099770
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   • Copying for fastfetch.exe@2.39.0 into C:\Utilities\exe\fetch.exe
   • Done updating C:\Utilities\exe\fetch.exe to 2.39.0
   • Getting v2.69.0 release for cli/cli
   • Starting download of https://api.github.com/repos/cli/cli/releases/assets/238925019
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   • Copying for gh.exe@v2.69.0 into C:\Utilities\exe\gh.exe
   • Done updating C:\Utilities\exe\gh.exe to v2.69.0