【错误记录】编译 Linux 内核报错 ( Unable to find the ncurses package. )

一、报错信息

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编译 Linux 内核 , 执行

make menuconfig

配置菜单命令 , 报如下错误 :

root@ubuntu:~/kernel/linux-5.6.14# make menuconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
*
* Unable to find the ncurses package.
* Install ncurses (ncurses-devel or libncurses-dev
* depending on your distribution).
*
* You may also need to install pkg-config to find the
* ncurses installed in a non-default location.
*
scripts/kconfig/Makefile:214: recipe for target 'scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg' failed
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg] Error 1
Makefile:568: recipe for target 'menuconfig' failed
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
root@ubuntu:~/kernel/linux-5.6.14# 

二、解决方案

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执行

sudo apt-get install ncurses-dev

命令 , 安装 ncurses ;

安装过程 :

root@ubuntu:~/kernel/linux-5.6.14# sudo apt-get install ncurses-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'libncurses5-dev' instead of 'ncurses-dev'
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libtinfo-dev
Suggested packages:
  ncurses-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libncurses5-dev libtinfo-dev
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 154 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 1,461 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libtinfo-dev amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1 [77.4 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libncurses5-dev amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1 [175 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package libtinfo-dev:amd64.
(Reading database ... 212109 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libtinfo-dev_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libtinfo-dev:amd64 (6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libncurses5-dev:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libncurses5-dev_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libncurses5-dev:amd64 (6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up libtinfo-dev:amd64 (6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libncurses5-dev:amd64 (6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1) ...
root@ubuntu:~/kernel/linux-5.6.14#