diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/config.in speech_tools/config/config.in
index 1e24249..67fbf9f 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/config.in
+++ speech_tools/config/config.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ## You may need to set this explicitly if automounter or NFS
 ## side effects cause problems
 
-EST_HOME := $(shell (cd $(EST); pwd))
+EST_HOME := /usr
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## System type. 
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ EST_HOME := $(shell (cd $(EST); pwd))
 ## 
 ## Examples: sparc_SunOS5 intel_Linux2.0
 
-SYSTEM_TYPE=$(MACHINETYPE)_$(OSTYPE)$(OSREV)
+SYSTEM_TYPE=Linux
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## Compiler.
 ## The definitions are in compilers/$(COMPILER).mak
 ## Examples: gcc suncc egcs gcc28
 
-COMPILER=@COMPILERTYPE@
+COMPILER=gcc
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## Pre defined configurations (for directory locations, setup peculiarities
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ WARN=1
 # VERBOSE=1
 #DEBUG=1
 # PROFILE=gprof
-#SHARED=2
+SHARED=2
 
 ## Directory specific selections which override the above
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ LINUXAUDIO = @LINUXAUDIO@
 ## It may not work under all systems, so may be optionally omitted.
 INCLUDE_MODULES += EDITLINE
 
-TERMCAPLIB = @TERMCAPLIB@
+TERMCAPLIB = 
 # speech recognition
 #INCLUDE_MODULES += ASR
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ INCLUDE_MODULES += RXP
 CONFIG_WRAPPER_LANGUAGES = PYTHON 
 
 # Language specific includes should be set to correct site paths
-CONFIG_PYTHON_INCLUDES= -I/usr/include/python2.2/
+CONFIG_PYTHON_INCLUDES= -I/usr/include/python2.7/
 ##
 ###################################################################
 
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/systems/Linux.mak speech_tools/config/systems/Linux.mak
index 7b7cb51..1fbba94 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/systems/Linux.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/systems/Linux.mak
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 include $(EST)/config/systems/default.mak
 
 TCL_LIBRARY = -ltcl
-OS_LIBS = -ldl 
+OS_LIBS = -ldl -lncurses
 
 ## the native audio module for this type of system
 NATIVE_AUDIO_MODULE = LINUX16
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/systems/default.mak speech_tools/config/systems/default.mak
index 24d6dea..937fb5c 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/systems/default.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/systems/default.mak
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ###########################################################################
 ## Installation directories
 
-INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
+INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
 
 BINDIR=$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/bin
 LIBDIR=$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/lib
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ NAS_LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 ###########################################################################
 ## Where to find Enlightenment Speech Demon
 
-ESD_INCLUDE = /usr/local/include
-ESD_LIB = /usr/local/lib
+ESD_INCLUDE = /usr/include
+ESD_LIB = /usr/lib
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## Where to find X11
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ X11_LIB     = /usr/X11R6/lib
 ###########################################################################
 ## TCL support
 
-TCL_INCLUDE = /usr/local/include
-TCL_LIB     = /usr/local/lib
-TCL_LIBRARY = -ltcl7.6
+TCL_INCLUDE = /usr/include
+TCL_LIB     = /usr/lib
+TCL_LIBRARY = -ltcl
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## Efence library for malloc debugging
 
-EFENCE_LIB = /usr/local/lib
+EFENCE_LIB = /usr/lib
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## Commands.