In order to install amsn, or even to be able to launch it, you will need to compile it first. To do so, you must first configure the package by executing the command > ./configure You must have the tcl-dev and tk-dev packages installed on your system, please refer to your system package management software or website in order to find these packages and to install them prior to running the ./configure script. Once the configure script finished without any error, you can proceed with the compilation, it is as simple as typing : > make You can now launch amsn by typing > ./amsn Or you can install it with the command > make install Then you can use the > amsn command to launch future sessions of amsn. You can also create a .deb and .rpm package by launching respectively the command > make deb and > make rpm For any other help, please refer to the FAQ or the website at http://amsn.sourceforge.net or visit the forums of amsn, but make sure you search for an answer to your question before asking it, it might have already been answered. have fun.