diff --git a/Dockerfile.openpilot_base b/Dockerfile.openpilot_base
index f8b20be351..e21371ca4a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openpilot_base
+++ b/Dockerfile.openpilot_base
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ENV PYENV_ROOT="/root/.pyenv"
 ENV PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PYENV_ROOT/shims:$PATH"
 
 COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock .python-version /tmp/
-COPY tools/ubuntu_setup.sh tools/install_python_dependencies.sh /tmp/tools/
+COPY tools/ubuntu_setup.sh tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh tools/install_python_dependencies.sh /tmp/tools/
 RUN cd /tmp && \
     tools/ubuntu_setup.sh && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
diff --git a/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh b/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6214452870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+SUDO=""
+
+# Use sudo if not root
+if [[ ! $(id -u) -eq 0 ]]; then
+  if [[ -z $(which sudo) ]]; then
+    echo "Please install sudo or run as root"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  SUDO="sudo"
+fi
+
+# Install packages present in all supported versions of Ubuntu
+function install_ubuntu_common_requirements() {
+  $SUDO apt-get update
+  $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    autoconf \
+    build-essential \
+    ca-certificates \
+    casync \
+    clang \
+    cmake \
+    make \
+    cppcheck \
+    libtool \
+    gcc-arm-none-eabi \
+    bzip2 \
+    liblzma-dev \
+    libarchive-dev \
+    libbz2-dev \
+    capnproto \
+    libcapnp-dev \
+    curl \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+    git \
+    git-lfs \
+    ffmpeg \
+    libavformat-dev \
+    libavcodec-dev \
+    libavdevice-dev \
+    libavutil-dev \
+    libavfilter-dev \
+    libeigen3-dev \
+    libffi-dev \
+    libglew-dev \
+    libgles2-mesa-dev \
+    libglfw3-dev \
+    libglib2.0-0 \
+    libncurses5-dev \
+    libncursesw5-dev \
+    libomp-dev \
+    libopencv-dev \
+    libpng16-16 \
+    libportaudio2 \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libsqlite3-dev \
+    libusb-1.0-0-dev \
+    libzmq3-dev \
+    libsystemd-dev \
+    locales \
+    opencl-headers \
+    ocl-icd-libopencl1 \
+    ocl-icd-opencl-dev \
+    clinfo \
+    portaudio19-dev \
+    qml-module-qtquick2 \
+    qtmultimedia5-dev \
+    qtlocation5-dev \
+    qtpositioning5-dev \
+    qttools5-dev-tools \
+    libqt5sql5-sqlite \
+    libqt5svg5-dev \
+    libqt5charts5-dev \
+    libqt5x11extras5-dev \
+    libreadline-dev \
+    libdw1 \
+    valgrind
+}
+
+# Install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS packages
+function install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements() {
+  install_ubuntu_common_requirements
+
+  $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    g++-12 \
+    qtbase5-dev \
+    qtchooser \
+    qt5-qmake \
+    qtbase5-dev-tools \
+    python3-dev
+}
+
+# Install Ubuntu 20.04 packages
+function install_ubuntu_focal_requirements() {
+  install_ubuntu_common_requirements
+
+  $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libavresample-dev \
+    qt5-default \
+    python-dev
+}
+
+# Detect OS using /etc/os-release file
+if [ -f "/etc/os-release" ]; then
+  source /etc/os-release
+  case "$VERSION_CODENAME" in
+    "jammy")
+      install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements
+      ;;
+    "kinetic")
+      install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements
+      ;;
+    "focal")
+      install_ubuntu_focal_requirements
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "$ID $VERSION_ID is unsupported. This setup script is written for Ubuntu 20.04."
+      read -p "Would you like to attempt installation anyway? " -n 1 -r
+      echo ""
+      if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      if [ "$UBUNTU_CODENAME" = "jammy" ] || [ "$UBUNTU_CODENAME" = "kinetic" ]; then
+        install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements
+      else
+        install_ubuntu_focal_requirements
+      fi
+  esac
+else
+  echo "No /etc/os-release in the system"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh b/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
index 9007611cc4..6b9cf7eff6 100755
--- a/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
@@ -3,142 +3,10 @@
 set -e
 
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
-ROOT="$(cd $DIR/../ && pwd)"
-SUDO=""
 
 # NOTE: this is used in a docker build, so do not run any scripts here.
 
-# Use sudo if not root
-if [[ ! $(id -u) -eq 0 ]]; then
-  if [[ -z $(which sudo) ]]; then
-    echo "Please install sudo or run as root"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  SUDO="sudo"
-fi
-
-# Install packages present in all supported versions of Ubuntu
-function install_ubuntu_common_requirements() {
-  $SUDO apt-get update
-  $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    autoconf \
-    build-essential \
-    ca-certificates \
-    casync \
-    clang \
-    cmake \
-    make \
-    cppcheck \
-    libtool \
-    gcc-arm-none-eabi \
-    bzip2 \
-    liblzma-dev \
-    libarchive-dev \
-    libbz2-dev \
-    capnproto \
-    libcapnp-dev \
-    curl \
-    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
-    git \
-    git-lfs \
-    ffmpeg \
-    libavformat-dev \
-    libavcodec-dev \
-    libavdevice-dev \
-    libavutil-dev \
-    libavfilter-dev \
-    libeigen3-dev \
-    libffi-dev \
-    libglew-dev \
-    libgles2-mesa-dev \
-    libglfw3-dev \
-    libglib2.0-0 \
-    libncurses5-dev \
-    libncursesw5-dev \
-    libomp-dev \
-    libopencv-dev \
-    libpng16-16 \
-    libportaudio2 \
-    libssl-dev \
-    libsqlite3-dev \
-    libusb-1.0-0-dev \
-    libzmq3-dev \
-    libsystemd-dev \
-    locales \
-    opencl-headers \
-    ocl-icd-libopencl1 \
-    ocl-icd-opencl-dev \
-    clinfo \
-    portaudio19-dev \
-    qml-module-qtquick2 \
-    qtmultimedia5-dev \
-    qtlocation5-dev \
-    qtpositioning5-dev \
-    qttools5-dev-tools \
-    libqt5sql5-sqlite \
-    libqt5svg5-dev \
-    libqt5charts5-dev \
-    libqt5x11extras5-dev \
-    libreadline-dev \
-    libdw1 \
-    valgrind
-}
-
-# Install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS packages
-function install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements() {
-  install_ubuntu_common_requirements
-
-  $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    g++-12 \
-    qtbase5-dev \
-    qtchooser \
-    qt5-qmake \
-    qtbase5-dev-tools \
-    python3-dev
-}
-
-# Install Ubuntu 20.04 packages
-function install_ubuntu_focal_requirements() {
-  install_ubuntu_common_requirements
-
-  $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    libavresample-dev \
-    qt5-default \
-    python-dev
-}
-
-# Detect OS using /etc/os-release file
-if [ -f "/etc/os-release" ]; then
-  source /etc/os-release
-  case "$VERSION_CODENAME" in
-    "jammy")
-      install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements
-      ;;
-    "kinetic")
-      install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements
-      ;;
-    "focal")
-      install_ubuntu_focal_requirements
-      ;;
-    *)
-      echo "$ID $VERSION_ID is unsupported. This setup script is written for Ubuntu 20.04."
-      read -p "Would you like to attempt installation anyway? " -n 1 -r
-      echo ""
-      if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        exit 1
-      fi
-      if [ "$UBUNTU_CODENAME" = "jammy" ] || [ "$UBUNTU_CODENAME" = "kinetic" ]; then
-        install_ubuntu_lts_latest_requirements
-      else
-        install_ubuntu_focal_requirements
-      fi
-  esac
-else
-  echo "No /etc/os-release in the system"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# python setup
+$DIR/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
 $DIR/install_python_dependencies.sh
 
 echo