Error al compilar kernel

["Soporte Tecnico" <soptec@internueve.com.ar>]

Algien me  puede  orientar sobre  el error  que  me  da  al  compilar  el
kernel 2.4.20



Shaper:~# cd /usr/src
Shaper:/usr/src# ls
linux-2.4.20  linux-2.4.20.tar
Shaper:/usr/src# cd linux-2.4.20
Shaper:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20# ls
COPYING  Documentation  Makefile  REPORTING-BUGS  arch     fs       init
kernel
CREDITS  MAINTAINERS    README    Rules.make      drivers  include  ipc
lib
Shaper:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20# make menuconfig
make: *** Warning: File `Rules.make' has modification time in the future
(2002-0
-03-23 22:57:28)
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts/lxdialog all
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

>> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries.
>>
>> You must have Ncurses installed in order
>> to use 'make menuconfig'

make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
Shaper:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20#