Have Beta 1 installed, updated to beta 2, hit this problem but already had 1.4 and 1.9 installed. Removed 1.4, no joy. Added 1.4 back, no joy. Used update-alternatives to 1.9, no joy. Added 1.8 and 1.7 and now everything's rosy. Huh? -- Kdevelop is almost useless without automake 1.6 https://launchpad.net/bugs/41021