diff --git a/netcat-openbsd.changes b/netcat-openbsd.changes
index 84eb185..eb793aa 100644
--- a/netcat-openbsd.changes
+++ b/netcat-openbsd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 25 16:55:06 UTC 2010 - lmuelle@suse.de
+
+- Use update-alternatives to set netcat symbolic links for compatibility.
+- Provides and obsoltes netcat.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 28 16:27:34 UTC 2010 - cristian.rodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/netcat-openbsd.spec b/netcat-openbsd.spec
index 3c0a813..defde2f 100644
--- a/netcat-openbsd.spec
+++ b/netcat-openbsd.spec
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ Release:        67
 License:        BSD3c
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  cmake glib2-devel quilt
+PreReq:         update-alternatives
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Other
 Summary:        TCP/IP swiss army knife
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        CMakeLists.txt
 Patch0:         netcat-openbsd_1.89-3ubuntu2.diff.gz
-Provides:       nc6 = %{version}
-Obsoletes:      nc6 <= 1.0
+Provides:       nc6 = %{version} netcat
+Obsoletes:      nc6 <= 1.0 netcat <= 1.10
 
 %description
 A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network
@@ -65,6 +66,13 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%{_prefix} .
 
 %install
 %makeinstall
+mkdir -p \
+	${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/etc/alternatives
+touch \
+	${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/etc/alternatives/netcat \
+	${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/etc/alternatives/netcat.1.gz
+%{__ln_s} -f %{_bindir}/nc ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_bindir}/netcat
+%{__ln_s} -f nc.1.gz ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_mandir}/man1/netcat.1.gz
 
 %clean
 rm -rf "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
@@ -72,6 +80,21 @@ rm -rf "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_bindir}/nc
+%{_bindir}/netcat
 %{_mandir}/man1/nc.1.gz
+%{_mandir}/man1/netcat.1.gz
+%ghost /etc/alternatives/netcat
+%ghost /etc/alternatives/netcat.1.gz
+
+%post
+/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --install \
+	%{_bindir}/netcat netcat %{_bindir}/nc 10 \
+	--slave %{_mandir}/man1/netcat.1.gz netcat.1.gz %{_mandir}/man1/nc.1.gz
+
+%preun
+if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
+	/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --remove \
+		netcat %{_bindir}/nc
+fi
 
 %changelog