There is an answer to this problem and it's solution here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520501#50
and specific instructions here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525183#30 I suggest using "apt-get build-dep gnome-volume-manager" to obtain the build dependencies. Thanks to the #debian irc channel on irc.debian.org I could find the answer. I ask the package maintainer: This is an easy fix, can you please put it in the package? Jaime Alberto Silva Socio / Representante Legal SG Automatización Ltda. Pereira \ Risaralda \ Colombia