Hello,
The policy stating ""...the version number of the concrete package which provides a particular virtual package will not be considered when considering a dependency on or conflict with the virtual package name."." does not make any sense to me. It leads to absurd behavior from package managers (apt/aptitude) preferring to uninstall the most recent package providing some virtual packages for the benefit of older real ones. An example of this behavior is detailed here <http://askubuntu.com/questions/767931/how-to-make-apt-aptitude-prefer-a-more-recent-virtual-package-over-a-real-one> . Another argument is to point out that that policy prevents the consolidation of scattered packages. I don't see a reason why it was designed that way in the first place. Regards. -- Jean-Christophe Manciot
