NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS LIKELY DEPRECATED AND HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE UBUNTU EDGY!
Setting Up Umich AFS On Ubuntu is surprisingly easy, as long as you have the proper configuration information. I used two resources to assist me in the process: your Ubuntu or Debian Box Athena-ish, which is specific to MIT's Athena environment, and Native AFS Support on OS X, which is specific to Michigan.
There are four main steps: