Ubuntu .deb packaging

Here are some of my bookmarks regarding .deb packaging.

Building Package from source:
http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2006/08/16/Building-deb-package-from-source

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