Hi all,
 
I noticed a thread about running Tartini on debian/linux.  I don't really know how to reply in thread, because I wasn't subscribed to LAU at the time.
 
Anyway, I have written a post about how to do it under Debian, so I think this might help the OP.
 
http://externaldocumentation.blogspot.com/2010/08/building-tartini-on-debian.html
 
Jeremy