Debian packages for CGAL 4.1 Beta 1 are now available for i386 and amd64. To download the packages via apt-get you need to add deb http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository squeeze main deb-src http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository squeeze main deb http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository wheezy main deb-src http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository wheezy main deb http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository sid main deb-src http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository sid main to /etc/apt/sources.list (you only need the pair of lines corresponding to the release you are using). The packages are called libcgal10, libcgal-dev, libcgal-demo, and libcgal-ipelets. In case you want to download the packages manually, have a look at http://www.joachim-reichel.de/debian/repository/pool/main/c/cgal/ For the final 4.1 release, similar packages will be uploaded to the official Debian repository and/or be available from the CGAL web site. See also http://www.cgal.org/FAQ.html#debian_packages .