Hi Sean
Initially a first-order guess would be that the version and distribution of linux that you're using has a version of wireshark that's significantly different than 1.8.5. If you simply apt-get install wireshark, what version does it install?
An alternative way to build from source that often works better in a distro is, assuming an apt- and debian-based distro,
apt-get update
apt-get source wireshark-x.x.x
apt-get build-dep wireshark-x.x.x
cd wireshark-x.x.x
fakeroot debian/rules build
Max