install pdftk on dreamhost shared hosting

I have a [login to view URL] shared hosting account with ssl access. ? I have worked for about two hours to install it using instructions found here? <[login to view URL]>? ? However it doesn't seem to be working. They run on debian lenny ( i think) amd64 processor. ? The dreamhost support said that it was ok to run such a program but they wouldn't support it. I have no real experience or knowledge with linux recently. ? I don't understand all these libraries and paths... I am pretty sure there is a way to make this work though if someone with enough unix experience that understands the nuances of shared hosting.