postinst outputs errors if dpkg-dev is not installed

Bug #1100449 reported by LaMont Jones
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Bug Description

If dpkg-dev is not installed, then errors are produced, despite the script running successfully.

redirecting stderr should fix it:

if (type dpkg-vendor >/dev/null); then echo y;fi
bash: type: dpkg-vendor: not found

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