If you dual-boot and want to share your bookmarks and passwords between the two installations:
symlink the files key3.db, signons2.txt and bookmarks.html from your windows profile in your Linux profile.
(Assuming you use a master password for your password store.)
In a terminal go to your Linux profile dir (~/.mozilla/firefox/x9999abc.default or similar) and do a "ln -s /path/to/the/corresponding/windows/file".
Here are some of my bookmarks regarding .deb packaging.
Building package from binary .tar.gz. (via Alien)
Do not use for .tar.gz from vendors who supply their own installer. (VMWare for example.)
http://www.martin-bock.de/pc/pc-0012.html
CDBS Documentation (Common Debian Build System) - especially nice for packaging python modules.
https://perso.duckcorp.org/duck/cdbs-doc/cdbs-doc.xhtml
Ubuntu Packaging Guide
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/
Nice introduction to the debian maintainer scripts with diagrams on how it all fits together:
http://women.debian.org/wiki/English/MaintainerScripts
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