Procedure followed (MatN): - git pull, reports "Already up to date" - cd cinelerra-5.1 - ./blds/bld_prepare.sh mint. No packages installed, all up-to-date: Note, selecting 'zlib1g-dev' instead of 'libz-dev' Note, selecting 'libfftw3-dev' instead of 'fftw3-dev' autoconf is already the newest version (2.69-11). automake is already the newest version (1:1.15.1-3ubuntu2). build-essential is already the newest version (12.4ubuntu1). exuberant-ctags is already the newest version (1:5.9~svn20110310-11). libavc1394-dev is already the newest version (0.5.4-4build1). libfftw3-dev is already the newest version (3.3.7-1). libflac-dev is already the newest version (1.3.2-1). libfreetype6-dev is already the newest version (2.8.1-2ubuntu2). libgtk2.0-dev is already the newest version (2.24.32-1ubuntu1). libiec61883-dev is already the newest version (1.2.0-2). libjbig-dev is already the newest version (2.1-3.1build1). libtheora-dev is already the newest version (1.1.1+dfsg.1-14). libtool is already the newest version (2.4.6-2). libusb-1.0-0-dev is already the newest version (2:1.0.21-2). libvdpau-dev is already the newest version (1.1.1-3ubuntu1). libxft-dev is already the newest version (2.3.2-1). libxinerama-dev is already the newest version (2:1.1.3-1). libxv-dev is already the newest version (2:1.0.11-1). python is already the newest version (2.7.15~rc1-1). zlib1g-dev is already the newest version (1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2). apt-file is already the newest version (3.1.5). festival-dev is already the newest version (1:2.5.0-1). fonts-dejavu is already the newest version (2.37-1). freeglut3-dev is already the newest version (2.8.1-3). inkscape is already the newest version (0.92.3-1). libdc1394-22-dev is already the newest version (2.2.5-1). libva-dev is already the newest version (2.1.0-3). nasm is already the newest version (2.13.02-0.1). texinfo is already the newest version (6.5.0.dfsg.1-2). ttf-bitstream-vera is already the newest version (1.10-8). udftools is already the newest version (2.0-2). xfonts-100dpi is already the newest version (1:1.0.4+nmu1). xfonts-75dpi is already the newest version (1:1.0.4+nmu1). yasm is already the newest version (1.3.0-2build1). cmake is already the newest version (3.10.2-1ubuntu2.18.04.1). debhelper is already the newest version (11.1.6ubuntu2). g++ is already the newest version (4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3). gdb is already the newest version (8.1-0ubuntu3.2). git is already the newest version (1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.7). libasound2-dev is already the newest version (1.1.3-5ubuntu0.5). libbz2-dev is already the newest version (1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.2). libgif-dev is already the newest version (5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1). libncurses5-dev is already the newest version (6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04). libopenexr-dev is already the newest version (2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2). libpng-dev is already the newest version (1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2). libpulse-dev is already the newest version (1:11.1-1ubuntu7.7). libsndfile1-dev is already the newest version (1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1). libtiff5-dev is already the newest version (4.0.9-5ubuntu0.3). libxml2-utils is already the newest version (2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.3). sox is already the newest version (14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. - sudo make clean - sudo ./autogen.sh - sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr - sudo make 2>&1 | tee log - CIN_CONFIG=/tmp/bcast1 ./cin output in terminal: mat@test-pc:~/Sources/cinelerra5_test/cinelerra-5.1/bin$ CIN_CONFIG=/tmp/bcast1 ./cin Cinelerra Infinity - built: May 30 2020 20:47:52 git://git.cinelerra-gg.org/goodguy/cinelerra.git (c) 2006-2019 Heroine Virtual Ltd. by Adam Williams 2007-2020 mods for Cinelerra-GG by W.P.Morrow aka goodguy Cinelerra is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for Cinelerra. lang changed from '' to 'en_US' init plugin index: /usr/lib/cin/plugins int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blond.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blond.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blond_cv.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blond_cv.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blue.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blue.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blue_dot.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_blue_dot.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_bright.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_bright.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_cakewalk.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_cakewalk.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_hulk.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_hulk.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_neophyte.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_neophyte.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_pinklady.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_pinklady.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_suv.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_suv.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii int PluginServer::open_plugin(int, Preferences*, EDL*, Plugin*): PluginServer::open_plugin: load_obj /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_unflat.plugin = /usr/lib/cin/plugins/themes/theme_unflat.plugin: undefined symbol: _ZN5Theme16draw_resource_bgEP11TrackCanvasP14ResourcePixmapiiiiiiii init lv2 index: MWindow::init_plugins: can't create plugin index: /tmp/bcast1/Cinelerra_plugins init ladspa index: /usr/lib/cin/ladspa MWindow::init_theme: prefered theme Cakewalk not found. MWindow::init_theme: theme_plugin not found. unjoined tids / owner 1 00007f03037fe700 / 00007f034d56b380 12BC_Clipboard - sudo CIN_CONFIG=/tmp/bcast1 ./cin same result as without sudo. - output of -lrt in the bin directory: drwxrwxr-x 2 mat mat 4096 May 30 20:38 pixmaps drwxrwxr-x 2 mat mat 4096 May 30 20:38 lv2 drwxrwxr-x 2 mat mat 4096 May 30 20:38 applications drwxrwxr-x 2 mat mat 4096 May 30 20:41 ladspa -rwxrwxr-x 1 mat mat 67290328 May 30 20:48 cin drwxrwxr-x 8 mat mat 4096 May 30 20:49 plugins