i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:49:01 +0000build error on ubuntu 12.04https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3448/build-error-on-ubuntu-1204/i found the i3wm in Ubuntu 12.04 repo is old, tried to build it my self but failed. me@myhost i3-4.7.2$ make [i3] CC src/assignments.c In file included from include/xcb.h:14, from include/all.h:51, from ../i3-4.7.2/src/assignments.c:12: include/xcursor.h:13: fatal error: xcb/xcb_cursor.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make: *** [src/assignments.o] Error 1 i have installed libx11-xcb-dev. i even tried this sudo apt-get install -y `sudo apt-cache search xcb |grep xcb |awk '{print $1}' `" that is installed all the packages contains xcb in its name. - i3 version: i3-4.7.2 ubuntu: 12.04.1 - kernel: Linux myhost 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:13:26 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:19:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3448/build-error-on-ubuntu-1204/Answer by cee for <p>i found the i3wm in Ubuntu 12.04 repo is old, tried to build it my self but failed. </p> <pre><code>me@myhost i3-4.7.2$ make [i3] CC src/assignments.c In file included from include/xcb.h:14, from include/all.h:51, from ../i3-4.7.2/src/assignments.c:12: include/xcursor.h:13: fatal error: xcb/xcb_cursor.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make: *** [src/assignments.o] Error 1 </code></pre> <p>i have installed libx11-xcb-dev. i even tried this </p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get install -y `sudo apt-cache search xcb |grep xcb |awk '{print $1}' `" </code></pre> <p>that is installed all the packages contains xcb in its name.</p> <ul> <li>i3 version: i3-4.7.2 ubuntu: 12.04.1</li> <li>kernel: Linux myhost 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:13:26 UTC 2013 x86<em>64 x86</em>64 x86_64 GNU/Linux</li> </ul> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3448/build-error-on-ubuntu-1204/?answer=3449#post-id-3449Have you seen the [thread](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/68/how-to-build-and-install-i3-from-sources/) about installing from sources? Most probably you are missing a dependency. Perhaps `libxcursor-dev`? Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:08:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3448/build-error-on-ubuntu-1204/?answer=3449#post-id-3449Comment by haobug for <p>Have you seen the <a href="https://faq.i3wm.org/question/68/how-to-build-and-install-i3-from-sources/">thread</a> about installing from sources? <br/> Most probably you are missing a dependency. Perhaps <code>libxcursor-dev</code>?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3448/build-error-on-ubuntu-1204/?comment=3452#comment-3452yes, i have. 'libxcursor-dev' was installed.Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:49:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3448/build-error-on-ubuntu-1204/?comment=3452#comment-3452