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Daniel Barkalow wrote (2008-05-21 16:07 -0400):

> I think tar and diff are necessary to install git-core or any other
> .deb, so it's unsurprising that they've got a 100% market share by
> that metric. Until Debian switches to a git-based package format,
> git's not going to catch up to those...

Yes, tar and diff are in every Debian system and can't be casually
removed:

  $ aptitude remove tar
  [...]

  WARNING: Performing this action will probably cause your system to break!
           Do NOT continue unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing!
  To continue, type the phrase "I am aware that this is a very bad idea":