why oh why
apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libdb5.3++-dev -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libdb5.3++-dev
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libdb5.3++-dev'

??
I had that issue to. I fixed it by upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04.