Standard user cannot install apps

I have setup a Mac Mini in my office for several people to use, with me as Admin and others as Standard account. The problem is, when someone wants to install an app, they always get a prompt to input the Admin's username and password. From my research, I was under the impression that Standard users could install apps, but only for their own account, which is what we want. But for some reason, it's not working that way. I did a Google search and following one recommendation, used Disk Utiltiy to repair permissions on the hard drive of both the Admin and Standard User account in question, but with no positive result. I'm a bit reluctant to just give Admin privileges to one person; then others will may ask for the same privileges. What should I do?
Thanks,
HL

It sounds like they are trying to install an application in a location that they do not have permissions for (the main /Applications folder, for example). They will need to use a location inside their own account that they have access to - usually this would be in a different Applications folder that has been created in their own account. There are a few badly written applications that expect to be installed and run from an administrative account, but fortunately there aren't too many of those.

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