$ ./configure
...
checking for ncursesw6-config... no
checking for ncursesw5-config... /usr/bin/ncursesw5-config
checking for initscr in -lncursesw... no
checking for initscr in -lncurses... no
configure: error: ncurses library is required

$ sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev

$ ./configure
.. works now