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It is not possible to add a multiline pack info list element in the packaging panel. You can how ever enter it directly by adding 
 in the xml file, sadly this gets overwritten each time you make a change in the packaging panel. Multiline is important specially in debian description info see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Description