diff --git a/installing_deps.sh b/installing_deps.sh
index 63d84091..9742a159 100755
--- a/installing_deps.sh
+++ b/installing_deps.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ sudo apt-get install libev-dev libgmp-dev
 
 #needed for mathplotlib
 test ! -L /usr/include/ft2build.h && sudo ln -s freetype2/ft2build.h /usr/include/
+sudo easy_install -U distribute
 
 # REDIS #
 test ! -d redis/ && git clone https://github.com/antirez/redis.git