The following technique should work for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Install the build dependencies: sudo apt-get build-dep python-imaging Symlink the libraries: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/`uname -i`-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so /usr/lib/ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/`uname -i`-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so /usr/lib/ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/`uname -i`-linux-gnu/libz.so /usr/lib/ Install: pip install PIL You should see somethin