diff --git a/packaging/cmake/Modules/Packaging.cmake b/packaging/cmake/Modules/Packaging.cmake
index 7f9433867f..d5e6d9c949 100644
--- a/packaging/cmake/Modules/Packaging.cmake
+++ b/packaging/cmake/Modules/Packaging.cmake
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ set(CPACK_COMPONENT_NETDATA_DESCRIPTION
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_NETDATA_PACKAGE_NAME "netdata")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_NETDATA_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_NETDATA_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS
-		"adduser, dpkg (>= 1.17.14), libcap2-bin (>=1:2.0), lsb-base (>= 3.1-23.2)")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_NETDATA_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "adduser, libcap2-bin")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_NETDATA_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS
 		"netdata-plugin-cups (= ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}), netdata-plugin-freeipmi (= ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION})")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_NETDATA_PACKAGE_RECOMMENDS
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ set(CPACK_COMPONENT_PLUGIN-APPS_DESCRIPTION
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-APPS_PACKAGE_NAME "netdata-plugin-apps")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-APPS_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-APPS_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS "netdata (<< ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION})")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-APPS_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS "netdata (<< 1.40)")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-APPS_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "libcap2-bin, adduser")
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-APPS_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_NAME "netdata-plugin-chartsd")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS "netdata (<< 1.40)")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "adduser")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_RECOMMENDS "bash")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "bash")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "all")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CHARTSD_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "apcupsd, iw, sudo")
 
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ set(CPACK_COMPONENT_PLUGIN-CUPS_DESCRIPTION
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CUPS_PACKAGE_NAME "netdata-plugin-cups")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CUPS_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CUPS_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "cups")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CUPS_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "adduser")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-CUPS_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA
 	  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/packaging/cmake/control/cups/preinst;"
@@ -243,7 +241,6 @@ set(CPACK_COMPONENT_PLUGIN-FREEIPMI_DESCRIPTION
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-FREEIPMI_PACKAGE_NAME "netdata-plugin-freeipmi")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-FREEIPMI_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-FREEIPMI_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "freeipmi")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-FREEIPMI_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "adduser")
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-FREEIPMI_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA
@@ -268,7 +265,7 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_NAME "netdata-plugin-go")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS "netdata (<< 1.40)")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "libcap2-bin, adduser")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "nvme-cli, sudo")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "nvme-cli")
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-GO_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA
 	  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/packaging/cmake/control/go.d/preinst;"
@@ -376,7 +373,7 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS "netdata (<< 1.40)")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS "adduser")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "sudo")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACHAGE_RECOMMENDS "python3")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACHAGE_DEPENDS "python3")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "all")
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PLUGIN-PYTHOND_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA