# As root/with sudo
apt-get install fakeroot build-essential 
python-argparse python-zmq debhelper python-sphinx

echo deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install -t squeeze-backports debhelper python-sphinx
# As normal user
git clone https://github.com/saltstack/salt.git
cd salt
git checkout v0.11.1 # or whichever tag you want
make -C doc html # Will be obsolete with salt > 0.11.1
fakeroot debian/rules binary
# To install e.g. the minion, as root:
dpkg -i salt-common*deb salt-minion*deb
apt-get -f install # You might need this twice