Should be ./configure You may also want to use the "automake" tools: cd liblouis/trunk aclocal autoconf automake --add-missing ./configure -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vic Beckley Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:26 AM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building under Vinux Keith, When I type .;configure I get no such file or directory. Best regards from Ohio, Vic -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Creasy Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:07 AM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building under Vinux Are your permissions set right? sudo chmod -R 755 liblouis/trunk cd liblouis/trunk ./configure Keith Creasy Software Developer American Printing House for the Blind KCreasy@xxxxxxx Phone: 502.895.2405 Skype: keith537 -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vic Beckley Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:02 AM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Building under Vinux John, When I run the configure command in the liblouis directory, I get the error message that the command isn't found. I installed the build-essential package. What else do I need to install? Best regards from Ohio, Vic