Hi all,
I've added two new installation guides for Ubuntu Server 10.10 to the wiki http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu which were assembled from bits and pieces of several other guides.
The guides flow through without any significant hiccups and result in a very responsive ZoneMinder System, at least on my machines.
If anyone cares to give them a go and post experiences or suggestions, that would be great.