Lintian tag information: explicit-default-in-package-type (type: warning)
Description (from lintian-explain-tags)
Having Package-Type: deb is the same as not having the field at all, so it makes the Packages file longer with no benefit. Policy also discourages it. Please refer to Package-Type (Section 5.6.28) in the Debian Policy Manual for details. Visibility: warning Show-Always: no Check: fields/package-type