Re: package name change (moviemate -> mediamate)

[ucko@debian.org (Aaron M. Ucko)]

"Jamin W. Collins" <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net> writes:

> I was thinking about the dummy package approach, but then the dummy
> package would just hang around indefinitely, right?

Well, until the user removes it; the description usually hints at
that, and deborphan will also optionally point out dummy packages you
can safely remove.  At any rate, having a dummy package installed
isn't a big deal; they aren't exactly huge.

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