Well, if you know how to compile, then it is very easy to create a quick-and-dirty package with checkinstall. Just execute checkinstall instead of make install, fill out some fields like pkg-name and maintainer and it will create a package for you.
The proper way is using the debtools and all the files in the debian folder, but the folder shipped with the tarball is for Debian and needs some adjustments in order to work with Ubuntu. Search the web or ask Vollstrecker if you want to do this, but checkinstall packages work just as well and are way easier.