diff --git a/installing_deps.sh b/installing_deps.sh
index 3afbfe96..b9231b9c 100755
--- a/installing_deps.sh
+++ b/installing_deps.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ sudo apt-get install libev-dev libgmp-dev -y
 sudo apt-get install graphviz -y
 
 #needed for mathplotlib
-sudo easy_install -U distribute
+sudo pip3 install setuptools
+sudo python3 -m easy_install -U distribute
 # ssdeep
 sudo apt-get install libfuzzy-dev
 sudo apt-get install build-essential libffi-dev automake autoconf libtool -y