Prerequisites

for Ubuntu 10.10 i386

install ssh

Ssh (Secure Shell) is a program for logging into a remote machine and for executing commands on a remote machine.

sudo apt-get ssh

install build essentials

This package contains an informational list of packages which are

considered essential for building Debian packages.

sudo apt-get install build-essential

install autoconfiguration

The standard for FSF source packages.  This is only useful if you
write your own programs or if you extensively modify other people's
programs.

sudo apt-get install autoconf

install libtool

This is GNU libtool, a generic library support script.  Libtool hides
the complexity of generating special library types (such as shared
libraries) behind a consistent interface.

sudo apt-get install libtool

install subversion

Subversion is a version control system. Version control systems allow
many individuals to collaborate on a set of files (typically source code).  

sudo apt-get install subversion