diff -Nru tilix-1.6.1/debian/changelog tilix-1.6.1/debian/changelog
--- tilix-1.6.1/debian/changelog	2017-07-14 19:40:01.000000000 +0100
+++ tilix-1.6.1/debian/changelog	2017-07-17 20:35:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+tilix (1.6.1-1ubuntu1) artful; urgency=medium
+
+  * Packaging Changes (LP: #1704223):
+    - readd Terminix transitional package to ensure upgraders
+      can move smoothly from terminix to tilix
+    - Add patch fix-pcre2-in-ubuntu.patch to ensure VTE version
+      checks works correctly with the version in Artful
+
+ -- David Mohammed <fossfreedom@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:35:44 +0100
+
 tilix (1.6.1-1build1) artful; urgency=medium
 
   * Rebuild against new ldc72.
diff -Nru tilix-1.6.1/debian/control tilix-1.6.1/debian/control
--- tilix-1.6.1/debian/control	2017-07-14 19:40:01.000000000 +0100
+++ tilix-1.6.1/debian/control	2017-07-17 20:35:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -52,3 +52,12 @@
  GNOME human interface design guidelines.
  .
  This package contains architecture independent data.
+
+Package: terminix
+Architecture: all
+Priority: extra
+Section: oldlibs
+Depends: tilix,
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Transitional package (terminix -> tilix)
+ This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
diff -Nru tilix-1.6.1/debian/control.in tilix-1.6.1/debian/control.in
--- tilix-1.6.1/debian/control.in	2017-07-13 20:52:10.000000000 +0100
+++ tilix-1.6.1/debian/control.in	2017-07-17 20:33:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -48,3 +48,12 @@
  GNOME human interface design guidelines.
  .
  This package contains architecture independent data.
+
+Package: terminix
+Architecture: all
+Priority: extra
+Section: oldlibs
+Depends: tilix,
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Transitional package (terminix -> tilix)
+ This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
diff -Nru tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/pcre2-version-update.patch tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/pcre2-version-update.patch
--- tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/pcre2-version-update.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/pcre2-version-update.patch	2017-07-17 20:35:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+From: David Mohammed <fossfreedom@ubuntu.com>
+Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:47:21 +0100
+Subject: bump VTE Version number
+ Ubuntu has a patched VTE that removes
+ PCRE2.  This patch bumps the expected version
+ number check so that PCRE2 capability is
+ not invoked.  This stops Tilix from crashing
+ on startup.
+ .
+ https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix/issues/916
+Forwarded: N/A
+Origin: Other
+--- a/source/gx/tilix/terminal/regex.d
++++ b/source/gx/tilix/terminal/regex.d
+@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
+ static this() {
+     import std.exception : assumeUnique;
+ 
+-    if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 46)) {
++    if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) {
+         VRegex[URL_REGEX_PATTERNS.length] tempRegex;
+         foreach (i, regex; URL_REGEX_PATTERNS) {
+             tempRegex[i] = compileVRegex(regex);
+--- a/source/gx/tilix/terminal/search.d
++++ b/source/gx/tilix/terminal/search.d
+@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
+     void setTerminalSearchCriteria() {
+         string text = seSearch.getText();
+         if (text.length == 0) {
+-            if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 46)) {
++            if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) {
+                 vte.searchSetRegex(null, 0);
+             } else {
+                 vte.searchSetGregex(null, cast(GRegexMatchFlags) 0);
+@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
+             text = format("\\b%s\\b", text);
+ 
+         try {
+-            if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 46)) {
++            if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) {
+                 uint flags = PCRE2Flags.UTF | PCRE2Flags.MULTILINE | PCRE2Flags.NO_UTF_CHECK;
+                 if (!matchCase) {
+                     flags |= PCRE2Flags.CASELESS;
+--- a/source/gx/tilix/terminal/terminal.d
++++ b/source/gx/tilix/terminal/terminal.d
+@@ -802,13 +802,13 @@
+         vte.setVexpand(true);
+         //Search Properties
+         vte.searchSetWrapAround(gsSettings.getValue(SETTINGS_SEARCH_DEFAULT_WRAP_AROUND).getBoolean());
+-        if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 49)) {
++        if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) {
+             vte.setAllowHyperlink(true);
+-            trace("Custom hyperlinks enabled for VTE 0.49");
++            trace("Custom hyperlinks enabled for VTE 0.50");
+         }
+         //URL Regex Experessions
+         try {
+-            if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 46)) {
++            if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) {
+                 foreach (i, regex; compiledVRegex) {
+                     int id = vte.matchAddRegex(cast(VRegex) regex, 0);
+                     regexTag[id] = URL_REGEX_PATTERNS[i];
+@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@
+     }
+ 
+     public void checkHyperlinkMatch(Event event) {
+-        if (!checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 49)) return;
++        if (!checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) return;
+         string uri = vte.hyperlinkCheckEvent(event);
+         if (uri.length == 0) return;
+         match.match = uri;
+@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@
+                 }
+                 TerminalRegex regex = TerminalRegex(value[0], TerminalURLFlavor.CUSTOM, caseInsensitive, value[1]);
+                 try {
+-                    if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 46)) {
++                    if (checkVTEVersionNumber(0, 50)) {
+                         VRegex compiledRegex = compileVRegex(regex);
+                         if (compiledRegex !is null) {
+                             int id = vte.matchAddRegex(compiledRegex, 0);
+
diff -Nru tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/series tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/series
--- tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ tilix-1.6.1/debian/patches/series	2017-07-17 20:35:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pcre2-version-update.patch