Reopening, as ded is still present in grml:

% apt-cache policy ded
ded:
  Installed: 20060905-1
  Candidate: 20060905-1
  Version table:
 *** 20060905-1 0
        996 http://deb.grml.org grml-stable/main Packages
        996 http://deb.grml.org grml-testing/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Needs investigation though, whether it's worth the effort.

regards,
-mika-