While preparing Debian/Ubuntu packaging for Booktype 2.0, I noticed that these distros have python-django-south 0.7.5 which is a little too old for Booktype to use (Booktype 2.0 requires South 0.7.6 or later). I am currently trying to find out if we can help get this official package updated.
In the meantime I have made a non-official package of South 0.8.4 (the latest version) for Debian wheezy which I would welcome feedback on from any Python developers. You can apt-get it from our usual server apt.sourcefabric.org, or download directly from the pool: