Hi, There's a lot of packages in Debian which do the same basic thing, but slightly differently. Having an Alternatives: field would be nice for listing alternative packages which package maintainers may find useful to try if the user does not like how the package they are installing behaves. As for the interface, I think that this would be useful and intuitive: # apt-get install ircd-irc2 .. The following NEW packages will be installed: ircd-irc2 The following packages are alternatives to the packages being installed: inspircd ircd-ircu ircd-hybrid ircd-ratbox This would especially be useful for when people install a virtual package, so that they can get an overview of what other options are available. William
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