diff --git a/elements/debian/element-provides b/elements/debian/element-provides
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index 00000000..a72e0496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/debian/element-provides
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diff --git a/elements/fedora/element-provides b/elements/fedora/element-provides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a72e0496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/fedora/element-provides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/elements/opensuse/element-provides b/elements/opensuse/element-provides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a72e0496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/opensuse/element-provides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/elements/rhel/element-provides b/elements/rhel/element-provides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a72e0496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/rhel/element-provides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/elements/rhel7/element-provides b/elements/rhel7/element-provides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a72e0496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/rhel7/element-provides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/element-provides b/elements/ubuntu/element-provides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a72e0496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/ubuntu/element-provides
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