Provide version to virtual package.
Hi, I need to pack evolution and evolution-data-server with some extras
patched. But didnt find a way how to do that best to be user friendly.
The best for me is renaming the package evolution -> evolution-xyz and all the
included libs etc (I need to keep it consistent so I will rename all the
included packages). I use "Replaces:" "Provides:" "Conflicts:" but as I read
virtual package doesnt recognize version, so it leads to dependency conflicts
with some other packages using evolutin/libs. Is there a way to define virtual
package version? I mean some packager way, not that anyone who want to install
this package would need to install that in a different way than normal.
Another way is to name that evolution_2.24.2-0xyz1.deb but then if I make an
repo then there will be no easy way how to install or link that or isnt? I
though about things like creating metapackage evolution-xyz that installs
those packages, but I havent found a neat guide for making metapackage like
this.
Thanks,
Robert David.
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