The best way to use this tool is to hook apt's use of dpkg to run it before
doing any package installs.

In your apt.conf, put this:

    DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"xargs -rL1 bash /path/to/stripdeb.sh 2>&1 | logger -t stripdeb"}

Then, a demo:

    % sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1
    ...
    Fetched 7,110kB in 3s (2,344kB/s)
    Preconfiguring packages ...
    Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.1.
    (Reading database ... 231513 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking mysql-server-5.1 (from .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_amd64.deb) ...
    Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server.
    Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_all.deb) ...
    Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8) ...

    Setting up mysql-server (5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8) ...
    Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
    ldconfig deferred processing now taking place


And from the logs (thanks to `| logger -t stripdeb`)

    Dec 20 11:49:43 snack stripdeb: Stripping /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_amd64.deb of pre/post maintainer scripts
    Dec 20 11:49:43 snack stripdeb: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_amd64.deb: Stripping postrm
    Dec 20 11:49:43 snack stripdeb: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_amd64.deb: Replacing /tmp/tmp.xEyTSHBK7T/postinst with a generic 'ldconfig' script
    Dec 20 11:49:43 snack stripdeb: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_amd64.deb: Stripping prerm
    Dec 20 11:49:43 snack stripdeb: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_amd64.deb: Stripping preinst
    Dec 20 11:49:43 snack stripdeb: Stripping /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8_all.deb of pre/post maintainer scripts

Perfect. Automated madness-removal.