diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0b513ea2..d71df016 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ deb-package-prep: $(DSTDIR)/$(SRCPKG)
 	cp pkg/debian/templates $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian
 
 deb-package-python2: deb-package-prep
-	cp pkg/debian/control $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian
+	cp pkg/debian/control.python2 $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian/control
 	rm -rf $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian/weewx*
 	rm -f $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian/files
 	(cd $(DEBBLDDIR); dpkg-buildpackage $(DPKG_OPT))
 	mkdir -p $(DSTDIR)
-	mv $(BLDDIR)/$(DEBPKG) $(DSTDIR)
+	mv $(BLDDIR)/$(DEBPKG) $(DSTDIR)/python-$(DEBPKG)
 
 deb-package-python3: deb-package-prep
 	cp pkg/debian/control.python3 $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian/control
diff --git a/pkg/debian/control.python2 b/pkg/debian/control.python2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aaad0954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/debian/control.python2
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Source: weewx
+Section: science
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Tom Keffer <tkeffer@gmail.com>
+Standards-Version: 3.9.2
+Homepage: http://www.weewx.com
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>=8)
+
+Package: weewx
+Priority: optional
+Depends: python-weewx
+Architecture: all
+Description: transitional package
+
+Package: python-weewx
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: all
+Pre-Depends: debconf
+Replaces: weewx (<<4.0.0)
+Depends: python (>=2.7), python (<<3.0), python-configobj(>=4.5), python-cheetah(>=2.0), python-imaging(>=1.1.6) | python-pil(>=5.1.0) | python-pillow(>=5.1.0), python-serial(>=2.3), python-usb (>=0.4), lsb-base
+Suggests: sqlite, rsync, ftp, httpd, python-dev(>=2.5), python-pip(>=0.7)
+Description: weather software
+ weewx interacts with a weather station to produce graphs, reports, and HTML
+ pages. weewx can upload data to weather services such as WeatherUnderground,
+ PWSweather.com, or CWOP.
diff --git a/pkg/debian/control.python3 b/pkg/debian/control.python3
index a0cf7af4..b43716b0 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/control.python3
+++ b/pkg/debian/control.python3
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>=8)
 
 Package: weewx
 Priority: optional
+Depends: python3-weewx
+Architecture: all
+Description: transitional package
+
+Package: python3-weewx
+Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
 Pre-Depends: debconf
 Depends: python3 (>=3.5) | python (>=3.5), python3-configobj, python3-cheetah, python3-pil, python3-serial, python3-usb, lsb-base