if you want to build from git - install autotools, and run ./autogen.sh after doing that, or if you have botstrapped tarball, just run ./configure && make && make install full list of dependencies: libsamplerate: REQUIRED dependency, does high quality resampling gtk+-2.0 >= 2.12 (+ gthread, + glib): GTK+ 2.0 user interface alsa-lib: ALSA support libvorbis: for ogg vorbis plugin libcurl >= 7.10: for last.fm, vfs_curl (shoutcast/icecast), artwork plugins libmad: for mp3 plugin (mpeg1,2 layers1,2,3) libFLAC: for flac plugin wavpack: for wavpack plugin libsndfile: for sndfile plugin libcdio + libcddb: for cd audio plugin ffmpeg (libavcodec + libavformat): for ffmpeg plugin xlib: for global hotkeys dbus: for notification daemon support (OSD current song notifications) pulseaudio: for PulseAudio output plugin actual package names for your Linux distribution may vary.