Comment 2 for bug 878960

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote : Re: package plymouth-label 0.8.2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

This is a missing versioned pre-dependency on tar from dpkg, discussed here:

   http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/09/msg00598.html

We need to pick up this pre-dependency early in the cycle, to make sure it really works as expected for our upgrades. (particularly combined with the multiarch question for amd64.)