diff --git a/debian/python-wxgtk-dbg.postinst b/debian/python-wxgtk-dbg.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..173d5e893c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/python-wxgtk-dbg.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+WXPYTHONDIR="/=WXPYDIR"
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
+	=PY /usr/lib/=PY/compileall.py -q ${WXPYTHONDIR}
+	=PY -O /usr/lib/=PY/compileall.py -q ${WXPYTHONDIR}
+fi
+
+update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/=PY/site-packages/wx.pth  wx.pth	\
+			      /usr/lib/wx/python/wx=V-dbg.pth    $(( =PRIO - 10 ))
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
diff --git a/debian/libwxgtk-python.prerm b/debian/python-wxgtk-dbg.prerm
similarity index 54%
rename from debian/libwxgtk-python.prerm
rename to debian/python-wxgtk-dbg.prerm
index ebf7d74965..f9618753f2 100644
--- a/debian/libwxgtk-python.prerm
+++ b/debian/python-wxgtk-dbg.prerm
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
-PACKAGE="libwxgtk=SOV-python"
+PACKAGE="python-wxgtk=V-dbg"
 dpkg --listfiles $PACKAGE | awk '$0~/\.py$/ {print $0"c\n" $0"o"}' | xargs rm -f >&2
 
+update-alternatives --remove wx.pth /usr/lib/wx/python/wx=V-dbg.pth
+
 #DEBHELPER#
 
diff --git a/debian/libwxgtk-python.docs b/debian/python-wxgtk.docs
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/libwxgtk-python.docs
rename to debian/python-wxgtk.docs
diff --git a/debian/libwxgtk-python.postinst b/debian/python-wxgtk.postinst
similarity index 61%
rename from debian/libwxgtk-python.postinst
rename to debian/python-wxgtk.postinst
index a4b6edfbfc..1757ffa56e 100644
--- a/debian/libwxgtk-python.postinst
+++ b/debian/python-wxgtk.postinst
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
 	=PY -O /usr/lib/=PY/compileall.py -q ${WXPYTHONDIR}
 fi
 
+update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/=PY/site-packages/wx.pth  wx.pth	\
+			      /usr/lib/wx/python/wx=V.pth        =PRIO
+
 #DEBHELPER#
 
diff --git a/debian/libwxgtk-dbg-python.prerm b/debian/python-wxgtk.prerm
similarity index 56%
rename from debian/libwxgtk-dbg-python.prerm
rename to debian/python-wxgtk.prerm
index eda2ca44bf..86a40e41ff 100644
--- a/debian/libwxgtk-dbg-python.prerm
+++ b/debian/python-wxgtk.prerm
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
-PACKAGE="libwxgtk=SOV-dbg-python"
+PACKAGE="python-wxgtk=V"
 dpkg --listfiles $PACKAGE | awk '$0~/\.py$/ {print $0"c\n" $0"o"}' | xargs rm -f >&2
 
+update-alternatives --remove wx.pth /usr/lib/wx/python/wx=V.pth
+
 #DEBHELPER#
 
diff --git a/debian/python-wxtools.menu b/debian/python-wxtools.menu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91a7eefc8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/python-wxtools.menu
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+?package(python-wxtools):needs="X11" section="Apps/Programming"\
+  title="pycrust" command="/usr/bin/pycrust"
+?package(python-wxtools):needs="X11" section="Apps/Programming"\
+  title="pyshell" command="/usr/bin/pyshell"
+?package(python-wxtools):needs="X11" section="Apps/Programming"\
+  title="xrced" command="/usr/bin/xrced"
+
diff --git a/debian/wxpython.menu b/debian/wxpython.menu
deleted file mode 100644
index 09ffee5265..0000000000
--- a/debian/wxpython.menu
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-?package(wxpython=SOV):needs="X11" section="Apps/Programming"\
-  title="pycrust" command="/usr/bin/pycrust"
-?package(wxpython=SOV):needs="X11" section="Apps/Programming"\
-  title="pyshell" command="/usr/bin/pyshell"
-?package(wxpython=SOV):needs="X11" section="Apps/Programming"\
-  title="xrced" command="/usr/bin/xrced"
-