diff --git a/files/apts/general b/files/apts/general
index fcf0b5b06e..aff687fab4 100644
--- a/files/apts/general
+++ b/files/apts/general
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ tcpdump
 euca2ools # only for testing client
 tar
 python-cmd2 # dist:precise
+python2.7