[clue-talk] Installing stuff generally and Installfest

[Grant Johnson]

> Did you install 'build-essential'? That's the Debian meta-package that
> provides compiler and libraries support that you need to compile
> packages.
>   

I like to use the module assistant to make sure I have everything like 
that I might need.   I run it, update, prepare, and then exit without 
building any actual modules.   Now I have everythign I need to build 
anything, including modules (like VMWare or NVIDIA drivers).