PROBLEM WITH distutils package and error in running example36

[Lengai-i Narchug]

Dear USPEX,

I have faced a problem as seen below while I was trying to run Ex36.
Kindly help me on what I can do to solve the issue.

/home/lengai-i/USPEX/application/archive/USPEX:11: DeprecationWarning: The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12. Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives
  import distutils.core
Submission dir copied to the current directory.
/bin/bash: line 1: synclient: command not found
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Error using python_uspex (line 91)
System error: python3: symbol lookup error: python3: undefined symbol: XML_SetHashSalt
 
Command executed: python3 -W ignore /home/lengai-i/USPEX/application/archive/src/FunctionFolder/getInput.py -f INPUT.txt -b calculationMethod -c 1

Error in USPEX (line 32)

MATLAB:python:ExecutionError

[Andres Gonzalez]

Dear USPEX,

I have the same problem. Distutils.core is obsolete. Error line 91 and line 32