On Debian I did: $ git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git $ ./media_build/build Checking if the needed tools are present ... I don't know distro . So, I can't provide you a hint with the package names. Debian uses /etc/issue to store the distro name, patch below: $ diff -Naur media_build/build.orig media_build/build --- media_build/build.orig 2012-04-09 12:48:39.000000000 +0100 +++ media_build/build 2012-04-09 14:01:02.000000000 +0100 @@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ $system_release = catcheck("/etc/redhat-release") if !$system_release; $system_release = catcheck("/etc/lsb-release") if !$system_release; $system_release = catcheck("/etc/gentoo-release") if !$system_release; +$system_release = catcheck("/etc/issue") if !$system_release; $system_release =~ s/\s+$//; check_needs; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html