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+Package: linux-image-@version@-@abiname@-@flavour@
+Architecture: @arch@
+Section: base
+Priority: optional
+Provides: linux-image, linux-image-@major@
+Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.78), coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.0), module-init-tools (>= 0.9.13)
+Conflicts: hotplug (<< 0.0.20040105-1)
+Suggests: aboot [alpha], lilo (>= 19.1) | grub [i386], fdutils, linux-doc-@version@ | linux-source-@version@
+Description: Linux kernel @version@ image on @flavour@
+ This package provides the binary image and pre-built loadable modules of
+ Linux kernel @version@ for @flavour@-class processors.