@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ if is_fedora; then

 fi

 # The version of pip(1.5.4) supported by python-virtualenv(1.11.4) has

-# connection issues under proxy, hence uninstalling python-virtualenv package

-# and installing the latest version using pip.

-uninstall_package python-virtualenv

-pip_install -U virtualenv

+# connection issues under proxy so re-install the latest version using

+# pip. To avoid having pip's virtualenv overwritten by the distro's

+# package (e.g. due to installing a distro package with a dependency

+# on python-virtualenv), first install the distro python-virtualenv

+# to satisfy any dependencies then use pip to overwrite it.

+

+install_package python-virtualenv

+pip_install -U --force-reinstall virtualenv