automake software package provides Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install automake
automake is installed in your system.
Make ensure the automake package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep automake *
You will get with automake package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Development |
| Package | automake |
| Version | 1:1.11.3-1ubuntu2 |
| Description | Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles |
| Sub Section | devel |