OT: firefox question

[Steve]

On 1/5/06, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Package: firefox
> Version: 1.5.dfsg-3
> Replaces: mozilla-firefox
>
> Package: mozilla-firefox
> Version: 1.5.dfsg-3
> Depends: firefox
> Description: Transition package for firefox rename
>  Package to ease upgrading from older mozilla-firefox packages to the
>  new firefox package.
>  .
>  This package can be purged at anytime once the firefox package has
>  been installed.
>
> So firefox replaces mozilla-firefox, and mozilla-firefox is now a dummy
> package depending on the new package name.  This is how debian
> transitions when they rename a package.  I guess people were confused
> that 'apt-get install firefox' didn't work, but 'apt-get install
> mozilla-firefox' did.
>
> Try installing either one.  If you install firefox, you get firefox and
> nothing else.  If you install mozilla-firefox, you get both packages,
> and you can remove mozilla-firefox later if you want since it has no
> purpose anymore other than to transition people to the new package.
>
> Len Sorensen

Thanks. It makes more sense now!

-Steve.
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