python-distutils-extra software package provides enhancements to the Python build system, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install python-distutils-extra
python-distutils-extra is installed in your system.
Make ensure the python-distutils-extra package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep python-distutils-extra *
You will get with python-distutils-extra package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | Python |
| Package | python-distutils-extra |
| Version | 2.38-1build1 |
| Description | enhancements to the Python build system |
| Sub Section | Python |