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lsb_release -a returns Debian's distributor_id and description, not Tails'

In the version-3 series of Tails, `lsb_release -a` returns the Distributor ID as being `Tails`, and references Tails in the Description field. In Tails 4.0~beta2, `lsb-release -a` references `Debian` in both fields instead.

This impacts applications that rely on lsb or ansible_lsb to toggle Tails-specific features.

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Original created by @kogorman on 17074 (Redmine)

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