SERVER-31857 Install python on Ubuntu for package tests

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/buildscripts/package_test/recipes/install_mongodb.rb b/buildscripts/package_test/recipes/install_mongodb.rb
index d8ea9041b70..0d6c2e7b79f 100644
--- a/buildscripts/package_test/recipes/install_mongodb.rb
+++ b/buildscripts/package_test/recipes/install_mongodb.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ if platform_family? 'debian'
     command 'apt-get update && apt-get -y -f install'
   end
 
+  # the ubuntu 16.04 image does not have python installed by default
+  # and it is required for the install_compass script
+  execute 'install python' do
+    command 'apt-get install -y python'
+  end
+
   execute 'install mongo shell' do
     command 'dpkg -i `find . -name "*shell*.deb"`'
     cwd homedir