Linux Mint 21.1 "No package 'fuse' found"

[harrypm]

Trying to install LTFS on a Linux Mint box and I get this

Issue Fuse

==> Installing ltfs from piste2750/ltfs
==> ./autogen.sh
==> ./configure --prefix=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ltfs/2.4.4.0-10470 --disable-snmp --enable-buggy-ifs
Last 15 lines from /home/harry/.cache/Homebrew/Logs/ltfs/02.configure:
checking for pkg-config... /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/pkg-config
checking for genrb... /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/genrb
checking for pkgdata... /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/pkgdata
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for fuse >= 2.6.0... no
configure: error: Package requirements (fuse >= 2.6.0) were not met:

No package 'fuse' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables FUSE_MODULE_CFLAGS
and FUSE_MODULE_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

My Troubleshooting

I ran sudo apt-get install fuse & sudo apt-get install libfuse-dev

Same effect

I know I have fuse as its stated clearly when I try and install it again....

fuse is already the newest version (2.9.9-5ubuntu3).

libfuse-dev is already the newest version (2.9.9-5ubuntu3)

I'm time limited to deploy an LTO5 setup so I would like any help or input on this issue and or a fix so outhers dont have to deal with it in the future, as its looking like I'm going to have to just use a windows box sooner rather then later....