This guide was tested on clean installation of Debian GNU/Linux 8 and Ubuntu GNU/Linux 13.10.
Everything is done from command line, that means everything can be done over ssh on remote server.

In my case was only base system installed, that means after startup and login i was already in command line and working directory was my home directory.
If you are not in command line then you need to go here some way (ie if gnome is installed then open terminal).

For PtokaX compile you need make (tool controlling executable generation from sources), g++ (c++ compiler), zlib (compression library used to save hub badwith), tinyxml (library used to read and write xml files), libmysqlclient or libmariadb-client (C application programmer's interface to MySQL or MariaDB) and Lua (programming language used for scripting).
They can be installed using package manager (Note: to install packages using package manager you need root permissions).

• a. Make, g++, zlib, tinyxml
  Install them with command: apt-get install make g++ zlib1g-dev libtinyxml-dev
• b. Lua
  When you want Lua 5.2 then install it with command: apt-get install liblua5.2-dev
  When you want Lua 5.1 then install it with command: apt-get install liblua5.1-dev
• c. Database interface
  When you want MySQL then install it with command: apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
  When you want MariaDB then install it with command: apt-get install libmariadb-client-lgpl-dev-compat

• a. PtokaX source
  Download it with command: wget http://www.PtokaX.org/files/0.5.1.0-nix-src.tgz
  Unpack downloaded archive with command: tar -xf 0.5.1.0-nix-src.tgz
  Now we have in actual directory new directory PtokaX. Go to that directory with command: cd PtokaX
• b. PtokaX compile
  When you have Lua 5.2 then compile PtokaX with command: make -f makefile-mysql lua52
  When you have Lua 5.1 then compile PtokaX with command: make -f makefile-mysql

• a. Basic setup with MySQL or MariaDB.
• b. How to run as console application or daemon.