diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e7055133513cf816ab2127850c944112697b1a0b..aea2c512fa90d172e6810b5daf340f6637910742 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-python-defaults (2.6.5-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+python-defaults (2.6.5-3) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Remove '-V' option from pyclean call in runtime.d/public_modules.rtremove
+  * Add ${misc:Depends} to Depends in all binary packages
 
  -- Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org>  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:25:59 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ed7bbc6c494ef2dd8654cd9a9168fff04484ec8e..0d6d7dc479f3a82249d1beb012ab04af2bedf563 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Vcs-Bzr: https://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/bzr/pkg-python/python-defaults-debian
 Package: python
 Architecture: all
 Priority: standard
-Depends: python2.6 (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~), python-minimal (>= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.6 (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~), python-minimal (>= ${binary:Version})
 Conflicts: python2.3 (<< 2.3.5-14), python2.1 (<= 2.1.2), python-xmlbase, python-csv, python-bz2, python-base, python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Replaces: python2.3 (<= 2.3.2-6), python-xmlbase, python-base, python-dev (<< 2.6.5-2)
 Provides: python-email, python-xmlbase, python-plistlib, python-ctypes, python-wsgiref
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Description: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version
 Package: python-minimal
 Architecture: all
 Priority: standard
-Depends: python2.6-minimal (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.6-minimal (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
 Conflicts: python (<= 2.4-1), python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Replaces: python (<= 2.4-1)
 Recommends: python
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Description: A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
 
 Package: python-examples
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.6-examples (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.6-examples (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
 Description: Examples for the Python language (default version)
  Examples, Demos and Tools for Python. These are files included in
  the upstream Python distribution.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Description: Examples for the Python language (default version)
 
 Package: python-dev
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.6-dev (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.6-dev (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
 Description: Header files and a static library for Python (default)
  Header files, a static library and development tools for building
  Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Description: Header files and a static library for Python (default)
 
 Package: idle
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.4.3-3), idle-python2.6
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.4.3-3), idle-python2.6
 Enhances: python
 Description: An IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
  IDLE is an Integrated Development Environment for Python.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Description: An IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
 Package: python-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python2.6-doc (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.6-doc (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
 Suggests: python (>= ${binary:Version})
 Conflicts: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Replaces: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Package: python-dbg
 Architecture: all
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.6-dbg (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.6-dbg (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
 Provides: python-gdbm-dbg, python-tk-dbg
 Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.6)
  Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.6)
 Package: python-all
 Architecture: all
 Priority: optional
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5 (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6 (>= 2.6.5-2)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5 (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6 (>= 2.6.5-2)
 Description: Package depending on all supported Python runtime versions
  The package currently depends on python2.5 and python2.6, in the future,
  dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python for Mono)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Description: Package depending on all supported Python runtime versions
 Package: python-all-dev
 Architecture: all
 Priority: optional
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dev (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dev (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dev (>= 2.6.5-2)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dev (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dev (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dev (>= 2.6.5-2)
 Description: Package depending on all supported Python development packages
  The package currently depends on python2.5-dev and python2.6-dev, in the
  future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Package: python-all-dbg
 Architecture: all
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dbg (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dbg (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dbg (>= 2.6.5-2)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dbg (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dbg (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dbg (>= 2.6.5-2)
 Description: Package depending on all supported Python debugging packages
  The package currently depends on python2.5-dbg and python2.6-dbg, in the
  future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 714527dd3bbb07ee32cd1e2e9a66350917bd31ac..f534d79121b7064c477f194688a2f8b4f557be3b 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Vcs-Bzr: https://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/bzr/pkg-python/python-defaults-debian
 Package: python
 Architecture: all
 Priority: standard
-Depends: @PVER@ (>= @PREVVER@), python-minimal (>= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, @PVER@ (>= @PREVVER@), python-minimal (>= ${binary:Version})
 Conflicts: python2.3 (<< 2.3.5-14), python2.1 (<= 2.1.2), python-xmlbase, python-csv, python-bz2, python-base, python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Replaces: python2.3 (<= 2.3.2-6), python-xmlbase, python-base, python-dev (<< 2.6.5-2)
 Provides: python-email, python-xmlbase, python-plistlib, python-ctypes, python-wsgiref
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Description: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version
 Package: python-minimal
 Architecture: all
 Priority: standard
-Depends: @PVER@-minimal (>= @PREVVER@), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, @PVER@-minimal (>= @PREVVER@), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
 Conflicts: python (<= 2.4-1), python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Replaces: python (<= 2.4-1)
 Recommends: python
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Description: A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
 
 Package: python-examples
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), @PVER@-examples (>= @PREVVER@)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), @PVER@-examples (>= @PREVVER@)
 Description: Examples for the Python language (default version)
  Examples, Demos and Tools for Python. These are files included in
  the upstream Python distribution.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Description: Examples for the Python language (default version)
 
 Package: python-dev
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), @PVER@-dev (>= @PREVVER@)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), @PVER@-dev (>= @PREVVER@)
 Description: Header files and a static library for Python (default)
  Header files, a static library and development tools for building
  Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Description: Header files and a static library for Python (default)
 
 Package: idle
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.4.3-3), idle-@PVER@
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-tk (>= 2.4.3-3), idle-@PVER@
 Enhances: python
 Description: An IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
  IDLE is an Integrated Development Environment for Python.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Description: An IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
 Package: python-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python@VER@-doc (>= @PREVVER@)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python@VER@-doc (>= @PREVVER@)
 Suggests: python (>= ${binary:Version})
 Conflicts: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Replaces: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Package: python-dbg
 Architecture: all
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python@VER@-dbg (>= @PREVVER@)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python@VER@-dbg (>= @PREVVER@)
 Provides: python-gdbm-dbg, python-tk-dbg
 Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version @VER@)
  Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version @VER@)
 Package: python-all
 Architecture: all
 Priority: optional
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5 (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6 (>= 2.6.5-2)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5 (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6 (>= 2.6.5-2)
 Description: Package depending on all supported Python runtime versions
  The package currently depends on python2.5 and python2.6, in the future,
  dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python for Mono)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Description: Package depending on all supported Python runtime versions
 Package: python-all-dev
 Architecture: all
 Priority: optional
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dev (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dev (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dev (>= 2.6.5-2)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dev (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dev (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dev (>= 2.6.5-2)
 Description: Package depending on all supported Python development packages
  The package currently depends on python2.5-dev and python2.6-dev, in the
  future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Package: python-all-dbg
 Architecture: all
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
-Depends: python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dbg (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dbg (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dbg (>= 2.6.5-2)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python (>= ${binary:Version}), python-all (>= ${binary:Version}), python-dbg (>= ${binary:Version}), python2.5-dbg (>= 2.5.5-6), python2.6-dbg (>= 2.6.5-2)
 Description: Package depending on all supported Python debugging packages
  The package currently depends on python2.5-dbg and python2.6-dbg, in the
  future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python