Missing python3-distutils in build setup instructions for Ubuntu 22.04+ / 24.04

[jgooc]

Describe the bug

Summary

The build instructions for Morse Micro’s OpenWRT fork recommend installing python3-distutils, but that package is deprecated and unavailable on newer Ubuntu releases (22.04+ and 24.04). This causes build initialization to silently fail or skip important Python components.

Issue

Running the standard dependency install:

sudo apt install build-essential clang flex g++ gawk gcc-multilib git gettext \
  libncurses5-dev libssl-dev python3-distutils rsync unzip zlib1g-dev swig



### OpenWrt version

root@EKH01--05US-8f4ccc:~# . /etc/openwrt_release && echo $DISTRIB_REVISION  r20134-5f15225c1e

### OpenWrt target/subtarget

bcm27xx/bcm2711 

### Device

MorseMicro EKH01-05US (Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5)

### Image kind

Official downloaded image

### Steps to reproduce

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### Actual behaviour

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### Expected behaviour

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### Additional info

###  Suggested Change

sudo apt install python3-venv


Big thanks for maintaining the repo — happy to test or PR the doc fix if desired!

— @jgoocher

### Diffconfig

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Terms

• I am reporting an issue for OpenWrt, not an unsupported fork.

[gubbriaco]

✅ ISSUE RESOLVED

Hi @jgooc

Tip

This issue can be resolved by installing python3-distutils-extra instead of python3-distutils. The python3-distutils-extra package provides the necessary functionality and resolves the installation problem.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential clang flex g++ gawk gcc-multilib git gettext \
  libncurses5-dev libssl-dev python3-distutils-extra rsync unzip zlib1g-dev swig

Let me know if you need help with the installation process!