install libncurse5-dev for menuconfig

How do I install ncurses header files?

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I was trying to configure the kernel and I got the following error. Can somebody please tell me what should I do? root@nitr-desktop:/usr/src/linux# make menuconfig *** Unable to find the ncurses libraries or the *** required header files. *** 'make menuconfig' requires the ncurses libraries. *** *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again. *** make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/dochecklxdialog] Error 1 make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 12.04 ncurses share improve this question edited Mar 20 '13 at 12:29 Salem 6,971 2 12 45 asked Mar 20 '13 at 11:34 user141332 11 1 2

4   Try installing first libncurses5: sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev–  smile Mar 20 '13 at 11:37 add comment

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up vote 1 down vote	I had the same issue. Then by sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev it worked fine. Now I am able to do make menuconfig share improve this answer edited Sep 18 '13 at 20:02 guntbert 3,477 9 15 39 answered Sep 18 '13 at 19:19 shahid 21 1
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