[GHC] #14021: 8.2.1 deb8 bindist fails to install on Windows 10 WSL

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#14021: 8.2.1 deb8 bindist fails to install on Windows 10 WSL
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.2
       Component:  Build System      |              Version:  8.2.1
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by YitzGale):

 For comparison, the same bindist tarball (x86_64 deb8) for 8.0.2 installs
 just fine on WSL. Are you *sure* this works on other Ubuntu platforms on a
 virgin machine with no previous GHC install?

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