Make:
Package: oldname
Depends: newname, ${misc:Depends}
Architecture: all
Priority: optional
Section: oldlibs
Description: transitional package
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
(see https://wiki.debian.org/RenamingPackages )
Make template:
# apt-get install equivs
# equivs-control oldname
Build:
# equivs-build oldname
(see https://eric.lubow.org/2010/creating-dummy-packages-on-debian/)
Then install:
dpkg -i oldname.deb