troubles with make

[mandraake]

I've just installed kubuntu on my pc and when I type the command: make, well, that's what happens:
bash: make: command not found
I've seen that I'm not the only one who has trouble with the make command and I've tried the most logical aproaches I've read but nothing seems to work, if anyone wants to help, he is welcome.

[dstew]

Install the package build-essential using the Synaptic package manager.

[mandraake]

if by that you mean the following: sudo apt-get install build-essential, Ive already tried but, hold on to open my laptop XD

[mandraake]

reading package list... done
building dependency tree... done
E: Couldn't find package build-essential (actually the done are with a major d)

[dstew]

Is your internet working?

[mandraake]

Actually I supposed internet was necessary to do it, so I went to a net cafe cause its kinda trouble to install my sagem modem on kubuntu, :/. I ran the commands there, but it did not work, obviously. Now Iv got only internet on another computer.

[mandraake]

I got smthing it could not find th update/file cantremember what. Though I saw smwhere written that it exists on th kubuntu install cd... (rumors)

[dstew]

Can you install any packages at all using apt-get, or is it only build-essential that cannot be installed?

[mandraake]

I dont think so, ill try again back at th university, now
I havent got internet :(, on th linux