Thanks Ken, that workaround worked for me. Here's a copy and paste of what you already described:
$ sudo tee /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/bzip2.pc > /dev/null <<'EOF' prefix=/usr exec_prefix=/usr libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu includedir=/usr/include Name: bzip2 Description: Some shit Version: 1.0.8-5build1 Libs: -L${libdir} -lbz2 Cflags: -I${includedir} EOF -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1939198 Title: libbz2 does not provide pkg-config To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bzip2/+bug/1939198/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs