How to install 'ksquirrel-libs' package:

   a) from sources
   # tar jxfv ksquirrel-libs-0.8.0.tar.bz2
   # cd ksquirrel-libs-0.8.0/
 * # su -c './required-etch'
   # ./configure.gnu (not ./configure !)
   # make
   # su -c 'make install'

* For Debian Etch and Ubuntu Feisty only.
  This will install all required packages with aptitude.

   b) from binary packages
RPM  # rpm -ihv ksquirrel-libs-0.8.0.rpm
TGZ  # installpkg ksquirrel-libs-0.8.0.tgz
DEB  # dpkg -i ksquirrel-libs-0.8.0.deb

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Note: You can pass all regular 'configure' parameters to configure.gnu.
Note: Your automake version should be 1.8 or higher.