On Ubuntu 14.04 installing the ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/apl/apl_1.4-1_i386.deb I get the error message The package is of bad quality - The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organization who provided this package file and include the details beneath.
Under details I get
Lintian check results for /home/mainmeister/Downloads/apl_1.4-1_i386.deb: E: apl: package-contains-info-dir-file usr/share/info/dir.gz
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