This step is optional.
You can build debian packages by typing 'make deb-dist' or using 'debuild' directly.
You may now go into the toplevel stratagus directory and run the binary. Remember, you have to obtain the game data to start the engine. By default, stratagus looks in './data', if your data is in a different location you will need to run stratagus with '-d /path_to_data'.