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-Run the "update" script to automatically generate new dependency lists.
-The result will be based on the published seed lists, filtered by:
-
-- The Packages files (nonexistent packages will be skipped)
-
-- debootstrap (packages not yet added to debootstrap will not be added
-  to ubuntu-base)
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+Run the `update` script to automatically generate new dependency lists.
+The result will be based on the published seed lists, filtered by:
+
+ * The Packages files (nonexistent packages will be skipped)
+ * debootstrap (packages not yet added to debootstrap will not be added
+  to ubuntu-base)
+
+Dependencies are `debootstrap` and `germinate`.