--- a/cmake/Modules/GrMiscUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/GrMiscUtils.cmake
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@
     )
 
     #extras mode enabled automatically on linux
-    if(NOT DEFINED LIBRARY_EXTRAS)
-        set(LIBRARY_EXTRAS ${LINUX})
-    endif()
+    #but not on Debian (to simplify library package names)
+    #if(NOT DEFINED LIBRARY_EXTRAS)
+    #    set(LIBRARY_EXTRAS ${LINUX})
+    #endif()
 
     #special extras mode to enable alternative naming conventions
     if(LIBRARY_EXTRAS)
