How to get virtualenv to use dist-packages on Ubuntu?

Question

I know that virtualenv, if not passed the --no-site-packages argument when creating a new virtual environment, will link the packages in /usr/local/lib/py

Answer 1

In the directory site-packages, create a file dist.pth In the file dist.path, put the following: ../dist-packages

Now deactivate and activate your virtualenv. You should be set.