Install SDL on Ubuntu 12.04 $ sudo apt-get install build-essential $ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev $ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2debian $ sudo apt-get install libsdl-ttf2.0-dev $ sudo apt-get install libsdl-image1.2-dev $ sudo apt-get install libsdl-mixer1.2-dev build example file $ g++ -o lesson27 lesson27.cpp -lSDL -lSDL_image