installing the tar for mc in ubuntu 9

[Mark Buell <mark_buell yahoo com>]

Folks;

I couldn't install the tar in Ubuntu 9. Untarred ok, but the install-sh is a softlink to a file and directory 
I don't have (automake-1.01/install-sh or something like that). As a result, configure won't run. 

Any suggestions on what to do now? I haven't the faintest idea.

Thank you;
Mark Buell