Miquel van Smoorenburg writes ("Re: New dpkg overwrite behaviour undesirable"):
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> 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.