Yves Arrouye writes ("Replaces: and virtual packages?"): > I thought having a package with > Provides: compress > Replaces: compress > would be like > > Provides: compress > Conflicts: compress > except that the conflict will not appear and I hoped that when the package > was installed any previous package providing compress would be removed > first. I think you want: Conflicts: compress Replaces: compress Provides: compress Ian.