diff -u ptlib-2.6.1/debian/control ptlib-2.6.1/debian/control
--- ptlib-2.6.1/debian/control
+++ ptlib-2.6.1/debian/control
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpt2.6.1 (= ${binary:Version})
 Replaces: libpt-snapshot-plugins-v4l2, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l2, libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2
-Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-v4l2, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l2, libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2
+Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-v4l2, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l2
 Description: Portable Tools Library video plugin for Video4Linux v2
  This package contains the PTLib plugin for usage with Video4Linux v2
  devices.  Install this package, if you want to use a video device
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpt2.6.1 (= ${binary:Version})
 Replaces: libpt-snapshot-plugins-v4l, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l, libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l
-Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-v4l, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l, libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l
+Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-v4l, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l
 Description: Portable Tools Library video plugin for Video4Linux
  This package contains the PTLib plugin for usage with Video4Linux
  devices.  Install this package, if you want to use a video device
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpt2.6.1 (= ${binary:Version})
 Replaces: libpt-snapshot-plugins-avc, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-avc, libpt2.4.2-plugins-avc
-Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-avc, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-avc, libpt2.4.2-plugins-avc
+Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-avc, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-avc
 Description: PTLib video plugin for IEEE1394 (FireWire) AVC devices
  This package contains the PTLib plugin for usage with AVC devices
  on FireWire.  Install this package, if you want to use such a video
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpt2.6.1 (= ${binary:Version})
 Replaces: libpt-snapshot-plugins-dc, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-dc, libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc
-Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-dc, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-dc, libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc
+Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-dc, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-dc
 Description: PTLib video plugin for IEEE1394 (Firewire) DC Devices
  This package contains the PTLib plugin for usage with DC Devices
  on Firewire.  Install this package, if you want to use such a video
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpt2.6.1 (= ${binary:Version})
 Replaces: libpt-snapshot-plugins-alsa, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-alsa, libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa
-Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-alsa, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-alsa, libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa
+Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-alsa, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-alsa
 Recommends: alsa-base
 Description: PTLib audio plugin for the ALSA Interface
  This package contains the PTLib plugin for usage with the Advanced
@@ -125,16 +125,57 @@
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpt2.6.1 (= ${binary:Version})
 Replaces: libpt-snapshot-plugins-oss, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-oss, libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss
-Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-oss, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-oss, libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss
+Conflicts: libpt-snapshot-plugins-oss, libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-oss
 Description: PTLib audio plugin for the OSS Interface
  This package contains the PTLib plugin for usage with the Open Sound
  System interface.  Install this package, if you are utilising this
  interface.
 
-Package: libpt2.4.2
+
+Package: libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2
+Depends: libpt2.6.1-plugins-v4l2
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: Portable Tools Library - dummy package
+ This is a dummy transitional package to ease the migration to the new
+ libpt2.6.1 package. You can remove it safely.
+
+Package: libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l
+Depends: libpt2.6.1-plugins-v4l
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: Portable Tools Library - dummy package
+ This is a dummy transitional package to ease the migration to the new
+ libpt2.6.1 package. You can remove it safely.
+
+Package: libpt2.4.2-plugins-avc
+Depends: libpt2.6.1-plugins-avc
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: Portable Tools Library - dummy package
+ This is a dummy transitional package to ease the migration to the new
+ libpt2.6.1 package. You can remove it safely.
+
+Package: libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc
+Depends: libpt2.6.1-plugins-dc
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: Portable Tools Library - dummy package
+ This is a dummy transitional package to ease the migration to the new
+ libpt2.6.1 package. You can remove it safely.
+
+Package: libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa
+Depends: libpt2.6.1-plugins-alsa
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: Portable Tools Library - dummy package
+ This is a dummy transitional package to ease the migration to the new
+ libpt2.6.1 package. You can remove it safely.
+
+Package: libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss
+Depends: libpt2.6.1-plugins-oss
 Section: oldlibs
 Architecture: all
-Depends: libpt2.6.1
 Description: Portable Tools Library - dummy package
  This is a dummy transitional package to ease the migration to the new
  libpt2.6.1 package. You can remove it safely.
diff -u ptlib-2.6.1/debian/changelog ptlib-2.6.1/debian/changelog
--- ptlib-2.6.1/debian/changelog
+++ ptlib-2.6.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ptlib (2.6.1-0ubuntu3) jaunty; urgency=low
+
+  * provide transitional packages for the plugins instead
+    of the lib (thanks to Steve Langasek)
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:41:41 +0200
+
 ptlib (2.6.1-0ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low
 
   * add transitional package to allow clean ekiga