Usecase
The package gnome-core depends on gnome-shell-extensions >=3.14. I'd like to remove gnome-shell-extensions but to satisfy the dependency, I have to replace it with a dummy package. I'm using equivs for this to create a replacement dummy package for gnome-shell-extensions.
My equivs control file is as follows:
Section: misc Priority: optional Standards-Version: 3.9.2 Package: gnome-shell-extensions Version: 1.0 Maintainer: Me Myself <[email protected]> Provides: gnome-shell-extensions Architecture: all Description: gnome-shell-extensions dummy package to satisfy gnome dependencies Issue
The package built obviously provides gnome-shell-extensions, but even after installing it, apt still complains that gnome-core : depends on: gnome-shell-extensions (>= 3.14)
I understand that the Version field in the control file has nothing to do with it, as it only marks the version of the dummy package.
Workaround
I have successfully managed to fake the original package by using the original package name, i.e. Package: gnome-shell-extensions, but I'd rather keep the dummy package name.
Question
What do I have to do to satisfy the dependency gnome-shell-extensions >=3.14 while using another package that Provides: gnome-shell-extensions?
