# Error on Compilation of the 3rd party on Ubuntu 18.04

**URL:** <https://community.freefem.org/t/error-on-compilation-of-the-3rd-party-on-ubuntu-18-04/247>\
**Category:** FreeFEM installation\
**Created:** [February 13, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-on-compilation-of-the-3rd-party-on-ubuntu-18-04/247 "2020-02-13T10:11:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Corrochano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@Corrochano](https://community.freefem.org/u/Corrochano)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/error-on-compilation-of-the-3rd-party-on-ubuntu-18-04/247/1 "2020-02-13T10:11:09Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to compile FreeFem++ on my computer following the instructions on the webpage

When I run this command ( ./3rdparty/getall -a ) , it gives me back this error:

[![Imgur](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/freefem/original/1X/c76d7b586526e399ec83bab432b9e4cec50ad589.jpeg "Imgur") ](https://imgur.com/SuQ9OxW)

What should I do?

Thanks in advance