You can try downloading the the ubuntu 14.04 mc deb package here:
https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/14.04/ubuntu...amd64.deb.html
or here:
https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/14.04/ubuntu..._i386.deb.html
depending on whether you want the 64bit or 32bit version.
You can then install the mc deb package with:
Code:
sudo dpkg -i package_name.deb
inserting the appropriate package name where indicated. If there aren't any unresolved package dependencies, the installation will go. If there are, you have to track down the needed package dependencies, download and install them in the right order and then install mc. It's a real pain. The apt-get utility does all this for you automatically if you are connected to the internet and have the repositories properly configured.
The error message your getting re the make command is because the make package is not installed on your system. The make package is part of the developer tools and is not usually installed by default on ubuntu IIRC.