diff --git a/packager/debian/debian-template/files b/packager/debian/debian-template/files
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-parallel_20100906-6_all.deb utils extra
diff --git a/packager/debian/debian-template/parallel.debhelper.log b/packager/debian/debian-template/parallel.debhelper.log
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-dh_prep
-dh_installdirs
-dh_installchangelogs
-dh_installdocs
-dh_installexamples
-dh_installman
-dh_link
-dh_compress
-dh_fixperms
-dh_installdeb
-dh_gencontrol
-dh_md5sums
-dh_builddeb
diff --git a/packager/debian/debian-template/parallel.substvars b/packager/debian/debian-template/parallel.substvars
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-misc:Depends=