diff --git a/debuild/debian/control b/debuild/debian/control
index 39db913f491c376fd8d6f8c8f4de1d2a7aaa1208..51e7f5756cc7e2953864d252582b10c00310d74f 100644
--- a/debuild/debian/control
+++ b/debuild/debian/control
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ Homepage: https://git.purrdata.net/jwilkes/purr-data
 
 Package: purr-data
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python, fluid-soundfont-gm
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Recommends: xdg-utils, pulseaudio-utils, tap-plugins, ladspa-foo-plugins, invada-studio-plugins-ladspa, blepvco, swh-plugins, mcp-plugins, cmt, blop, omins, ubuntustudio-audio-plugins, rev-plugins, dssi-utils, vco-plugins, wah-plugins, fil-plugins, mda-lv2
+Suggests: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Description:  Interactive multimedia programming environment (NW.js variant)
  This is Jonathan Wilkes' nw.js variant of Pd-L2Ork, nick-named
  "Purr-Data". Basically, it is Pd-L2Ork with the Tk GUI replaced
diff --git a/packages/linux_make/debian/control b/packages/linux_make/debian/control
index 518fdbdaf5ad56f36484fe140f1a046c794c3250..2e9b205edd4ef2133da32cb39a64eba0cc86e6d4 100644
--- a/packages/linux_make/debian/control
+++ b/packages/linux_make/debian/control
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Maintainer: Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico@vt.edu>
 Homepage: http://l2ork.music.vt.edu
 Package: pd-l2ork
 Architecture: i386
-Depends: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Provides: pd-l2ork
 Installed-Size: 90624
 Recommends: xdg-utils, pulseaudio-utils, tap-plugins, ladspa-foo-plugins, invada-studio-plugins-ladspa, blepvco, swh-plugins, mcp-plugins, cmt, blop, slv2-jack, omins, ubuntustudio-audio-plugins, rev-plugins, dssi-utils, vco-plugins, wah-plugins, fil-plugins, mda-lv2
+Suggests: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Conflicts:
 Replaces: pd-l2ork
 Description:  Interactive multimedia programming environment
diff --git a/packages/linux_make/debian/control.desktop b/packages/linux_make/debian/control.desktop
index 518fdbdaf5ad56f36484fe140f1a046c794c3250..2e9b205edd4ef2133da32cb39a64eba0cc86e6d4 100644
--- a/packages/linux_make/debian/control.desktop
+++ b/packages/linux_make/debian/control.desktop
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Maintainer: Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico@vt.edu>
 Homepage: http://l2ork.music.vt.edu
 Package: pd-l2ork
 Architecture: i386
-Depends: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Provides: pd-l2ork
 Installed-Size: 90624
 Recommends: xdg-utils, pulseaudio-utils, tap-plugins, ladspa-foo-plugins, invada-studio-plugins-ladspa, blepvco, swh-plugins, mcp-plugins, cmt, blop, slv2-jack, omins, ubuntustudio-audio-plugins, rev-plugins, dssi-utils, vco-plugins, wah-plugins, fil-plugins, mda-lv2
+Suggests: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Conflicts:
 Replaces: pd-l2ork
 Description:  Interactive multimedia programming environment
diff --git a/packages/linux_make/debian/control.raspbian b/packages/linux_make/debian/control.raspbian
index 518fdbdaf5ad56f36484fe140f1a046c794c3250..2e9b205edd4ef2133da32cb39a64eba0cc86e6d4 100644
--- a/packages/linux_make/debian/control.raspbian
+++ b/packages/linux_make/debian/control.raspbian
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Maintainer: Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico@vt.edu>
 Homepage: http://l2ork.music.vt.edu
 Package: pd-l2ork
 Architecture: i386
-Depends: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Provides: pd-l2ork
 Installed-Size: 90624
 Recommends: xdg-utils, pulseaudio-utils, tap-plugins, ladspa-foo-plugins, invada-studio-plugins-ladspa, blepvco, swh-plugins, mcp-plugins, cmt, blop, slv2-jack, omins, ubuntustudio-audio-plugins, rev-plugins, dssi-utils, vco-plugins, wah-plugins, fil-plugins, mda-lv2
+Suggests: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Conflicts:
 Replaces: pd-l2ork
 Description:  Interactive multimedia programming environment
diff --git a/packages/linux_make/debian/control.ubuntu b/packages/linux_make/debian/control.ubuntu
index 363fbf047959e9076be33991e6dee51fd64fffd4..9cc23db696d36fb10a95995e73147ac8f281db96 100644
--- a/packages/linux_make/debian/control.ubuntu
+++ b/packages/linux_make/debian/control.ubuntu
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Maintainer: Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico@vt.edu>
 Homepage: http://l2ork.music.vt.edu
 Package: pd-l2ork
 Architecture: i386
-Depends: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Provides: pd-l2ork
 Installed-Size: 90624
 Recommends: xdg-utils, pulseaudio-utils, tap-plugins, ladspa-foo-plugins, invada-studio-plugins-ladspa, blepvco, swh-plugins, mcp-plugins, cmt, blop, slv2-jack, omins, ubuntustudio-audio-plugins, rev-plugins, dssi-utils, vco-plugins, wah-plugins, fil-plugins, mda-lv2
+Suggests: python, fluid-soundfont-gm
 Conflicts: pd-l2ork, puredata, pd-extended, puredata-utils, puredata-extra, gem, puredata-core, puredata-gui, puredata-doc
 Replaces: pd-l2ork
 Description:  Interactive multimedia programming environment