Installing packages from terminal: Can't locate your X11 installation

**Thee_Baron_** · August 15th, 2008

Hello, I'm wanting to start install packages from the terminal as it allows me to use up to date applications. After getting the C compiler to work I'm now getting an error saying:

checking for X... no
configure: error: Can't locate your X11 installation

I've looked through the repositories searching for x11 but there to much things with x11 in the title to get the one I need.

Thanks!

**iaculallad** · August 15th, 2008

Originally Posted by Thee_Baron_

Hello, I'm wanting to start install packages from the terminal as it allows me to use up to date applications. After getting the C compiler to work I'm now getting an error saying:

I've looked through the repositories searching for x11 but there to much things with x11 in the title to get the one I need.

Thanks!

On your terminal, install the xlibs-dev package:

Code:

sudo apt-get xlibs-dev

**HarryG123** · April 13th, 2012

I'm running xubuntu 11.10 and have the same problem. I need to install Fontforge, which I used to run under cygwin in Windows.

But the above command does not work.

What do I do now, other than

When in trouble, fear or doubt,
Run in circles, scream and shout.