> I must admit that I do not really understand why "Provides" is needed

it's not strictly required but doesn't cost a lot and is better, you
could have packages out of ubuntu depending on it and apt special case
the Conflicts,Replaces,Provides combinaison which makes upgrades easier
to calculate

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Please, merge dbg packages into one
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384236
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