checkinstall でインストール

Debian Lenny Mediatomb 
paraches@debian:~/myTest/mediatomb-zip/mediatomb-0.12.1$ sudo checkinstall --pkgname=mediatomb --pkgversion "0.12.1" --backup=no --default
＜長いので省略＞
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 Done. The new package has been installed and saved to

 /home/paraches/myTest/mediatomb-zip/mediatomb-0.12.1/mediatomb_0.12.1-1_amd64.deb

 You can remove it from your system anytime using: 

      dpkg -r mediatomb

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paraches@debian:~/myTest/mediatomb-zip/mediatomb-0.12.1$

とりあえず、インストールまではさっくりとできた。