Miquel van Smoorenburg writes ("Re: New dpkg overwrite behaviour undesirable"): ... > So Replaces: really means replaces _a part of_ another package? > Aha. Can I also say "Replaces: bsdutils (<=2.0-2) ? Yes, and yes. If you mean `replaces _all of_ another package' you should use Replaces _and_ Conflicts. If you mean `is an alternative to another package' you should use just Conflicts. Ian.