This bug was fixed in the package dpkg - 1.17.5ubuntu5.8
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dpkg (1.17.5ubuntu5.8) trusty; urgency=medium
* Add support for .deb archives with a control member not compressed
(control.tar) or compressed with xz (control.tar.xz) LP: #1730627.
-- Adam Conrad <adcon...@ubuntu.com> Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:15:45 -0700
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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xz compressed control.tar files not supported
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