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16.2.6 Obsolete fields
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These are still recognized by ‘dpkg’ but should not appear anywhere any
more.

‘Revision’; ‘Package-Revision’; ‘Package_Revision’

     The Debian revision part of the package version was at one point in
     a separate control field.  This field went through several names.

‘Recommended’

     Old name for ‘Recommends’.

‘Optional’

     Old name for ‘Suggests’.

‘Class’

     Old name for ‘Priority’.