If you want to install KNewsTicker, you need at least a KDE 2.1 installation.
If you intend to compile and install KNewsTicker yourself, you have to make sure that the following programs are present on your system:
g++ 2.8 / egcs 1.0.3 (or compatible)
GNU make
autoconf 2.1
automake 1.4
Qt 2.2.x
KDE 2.1