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+Package: mcstas-suite-python-ng
+Version: @VERSION@
+Section: main
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: all
+Depends: mcstas-suite-python
+Installed-Size:
+Maintainer: Peter Willendrup
+Description: A metapackage for McStas + python tools
diff --git a/meta-pkgs/deb/control.mcxtrace-suite-python-ng b/meta-pkgs/deb/control.mcxtrace-suite-python-ng
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+Package: mcxtrace-suite-python-ng
+Version: @VERSION@
+Section: main
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: all
+Depends: mcxtrace-suite-python
+Installed-Size:
+Maintainer: Erik B Knudsen <erkn@fysik.dtu.dk>
+Description: A metapackage for McXtrace + python tools