I've already install the build-essential package but it doesn't work that's right i'm trying to compile a wireless driver i'm trying to use aircrack-ng so i need to patch the driver of my wireless adapter it's supposed to work typing the followings lines tar xfj rt73-k2wrlz-1.3.0.tar.bz2 cd rt73-k2wrlz-1.3.0/Module make make install
cristian@Cristian-pc:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for cristian:
root@Cristian-pc:/home/cristian# cd Downloads
root@Cristian-pc:/home/cristian/Downloads# cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3/Module
root@Cristian-pc:/home/cristian/Downloads/rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3/Module# make
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-12-generic'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 0 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-12-generic'
rt73.ko failed to build!
make: *** [module] Error 1
root@Cristian-pc:/home/cristian/Downloads/rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3/Module#