You need to get lame > v3.90 installed first. libmp3lame.so is searched in /usr/local/lib ( no time to write configure scripts ). if it's installed elsewhere, change the Makefile, you won't die from that. untar in /my/pd/dir/externs cd /my/pd/dir/externs/mp3cast~ make -f Makefile.linux make -f Makefile.linux install you're set !!