It's look more like a problem with the configuration script. f2c.h belongs to libf2c2-dev, try installing this package
** Changed in: lapack3 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Laurent Bigonville Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Error while using lapack3-dev - Not detected https://launchpad.net/bugs/86502 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs