I run Debian Etch and use the wiki here:
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...ianLinuxServer
That worked fine for me, but it has been a few months since I last did an install of it. I just run any updates that come in for it and never have a problem.
If there is a particular part of that wiki that isn't working, can you explain where you are getting stuck at?