Drop python3-distutils from Noble package list (onwards)

[j-rivero]

🎉 New feature

Summary

There is no python3-distutils package anymore in Ubuntu starting with Noble. Drop it and keep a copy of current packages for Jammy.

Checklist

• [x] Signed all commits for DCO
• [ ] Added tests
• [ ] Added example and/or tutorial
• [ ] Updated documentation (as needed)
• [ ] Updated migration guide (as needed)
• [ ] Consider updating Python bindings (if the library has them)
• [ ] codecheck passed (See contributing)
• [ ] All tests passed (See test coverage)
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[azeey]

AFAIK, the only place we need it is in https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/blob/dc3fb1124fa58439abaec56f1301bb70a3ec7852/python/CMakeLists.txt#L9-L14 which is for cmake<3.12. Jammy has a much newer cmake, so we can drop it altogether.

[scpeters]

AFAIK, the only place we need it is in

https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/blob/dc3fb1124fa58439abaec56f1301bb70a3ec7852/python/CMakeLists.txt#L9-L14

which is for cmake<3.12. Jammy has a much newer cmake, so we can drop it altogether.

attempting to drop it from gz-math8 in https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-math/pull/587

[j-rivero]

AFAIK, the only place we need it is in

You are right, aebfe55