diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc943af50..6720ff4a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   To run pan.do/ra you need to install and setup:
 
-    python
+    python 3.5
     postgres
     nginx (or apache2)
     additinal video packages
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
 2) install all required packages
 
     apt-get install git subversion mercurial \
-            python-setuptools python-pip python-virtualenv ipython \
-            python-dev python-pil python-numpy python-psycopg2 \
-            python-geoip python-html5lib python-lxml \
+            python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-virtualenv ipython3 \
+            python3-dev python3-pil python3-numpy python3-psycopg2 \
+            python3-geoip python3-html5lib python3-lxml \
             postgresql postgresql-contrib rabbitmq-server \
             poppler-utils mkvtoolnix gpac imagemagick \
-            python-ox oxframe ffmpeg
+            python3-ox oxframe ffmpeg
 
 
 ## Prepare Environment
diff --git a/ctl b/ctl
index 6ff80df42..71bd31a93 100755
--- a/ctl
+++ b/ctl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$action" = "init" ]; then
     cd "`dirname "$0"`"
     BASE=`pwd`
-    virtualenv --system-site-packages .
+    virtualenv --system-site-packages -p /usr/bin/python3 .
     if [ ! -d static/oxjs ]; then
         git clone --depth 1 https://git.0x2620.org/oxjs.git static/oxjs
     fi
diff --git a/vm/pandora_install.sh b/vm/pandora_install.sh
index 31f9119fb..d768ce45a 100755
--- a/vm/pandora_install.sh
+++ b/vm/pandora_install.sh
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ apt-get install -y \
     nginx \
     rabbitmq-server \
     git \
-    python-setuptools \
-    python-pip \
-    python-virtualenv \
-    python-dev \
-    python-pil \
-    python-numpy \
-    python-psycopg2 \
-    python-pyinotify \
-    python-simplejson \
-    python-lxml \
-    python-html5lib \
-    python-ox \
+    python3-setuptools \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-virtualenv \
+    python3-dev \
+    python3-pil \
+    python3-numpy \
+    python3-psycopg2 \
+    python3-pyinotify \
+    python3-simplejson \
+    python3-lxml \
+    python3-html5lib \
+    python3-ox \
     oxframe \
     ffmpeg \
     mkvtoolnix \
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ apt-get install -y \
     imagemagick \
     poppler-utils \
     youtube-dl \
-    ipython \
+    ipython3 \
     postfix \
     postgresql \
     postgresql-contrib