Build from source: (http://www.asceai.net/meritous/)
Edit Makefile
Modify lines 21 & 22 like this:
LDFLAGS = `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_image -lSDL_mixer -lz -lm
CCFLAGS = -O2 -Wall `sdl-config --cflags` -I/resources/indexes/include/SDL -g
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Type make
To launch the game, type ./meritous