[CALUG] Ubuntu 8.04 gcc 4.2.3 'configure' error - "-V option must have an argument"

[Scott Kitterman]

On Wednesday 20 August 2008 15:28, Ed Browne wrote:
> Hmmmm.  That's the ticket, alright.  I didn't realize I had
> installed such a low-functioning system (I don't recall
> turning off any packages, but then I was doing a couple
> of things at once.)
>
> Wireshark also required a few more packages, but now
> that I know the secret, I can install packages till the cows
> come home ;-)
>

Alternatively you could enable the hardy-backports repository 
in /etc/apt/sources.list and then sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get 
upgrade.

More information on the Ubuntu Backports project is here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

Scott K