0000890: Kali 1.0.6 - pip cannot install packages

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000890	Kali Linux	General Bug	public	2014-01-10 15:33	2018-01-29 11:18

Reporter	gzw	Assigned To	g0tmi1k
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	suspended
Platform	x86	OS	Kali	OS Version	1.0

Summary	0000890: Kali 1.0.6 - pip cannot install packages
Description	Python's pip is unable to install packages. It returns the error "Wheel installs require setuptools >= 0.8 for dist-info support."
Steps To Reproduce	root@kali:~# pip install requests Wheel installs require setuptools >= 0.8 for dist-info support. pip's wheel support requires setuptools >= 0.8 for dist-info support. Storing debug log for failure in /root/.pip/pip.log
Additional Information	This will fix it: easy_install -U setuptools So will this: pip install setuptools --no-use-wheel --upgrade

g0tmi1k 2018-01-29 11:18 administrator ~0007967	Due to the age of the OS (Kali Moto [v1], Kali Safi [v2], Kali Rolling 2016.x), these legacy versions are no longer supported. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity. Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux - https://www.kali.org/downloads/)? If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing,and also give information about your setup? For more information, please read: https://kali.training/topic/filing-a-good-bug-report/

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-01-10 15:33	gzw	New Issue
2018-01-29 11:18	g0tmi1k	Assigned To	=> g0tmi1k
2018-01-29 11:18	g0tmi1k	Status	new => closed
2018-01-29 11:18	g0tmi1k	Resolution	open => suspended
2018-01-29 11:18	g0tmi1k	Note Added: 0007967