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# `malformed-deb-archive`

The binary package is not a correctly constructed archive. A binary Debian package must be an ar archive with exactly three members: `debian-binary`, `control.tar.gz`, and one of `data.tar.gz`, `data.tar.bz2` or `data.tar.xz` in exactly that order. The `debian-binary` member must start with a single line containing the version number, with a major revision of 2.

Severity: | `error`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- the deb(5) manual page

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag