2 AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES
7 Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently
8 in-use or proposed and not objected to. Please check the list below
9 for things relevant to your packages.
11 New packages MUST use virtual package names where appropriate (this
12 includes making new ones - read on).
14 Packages MUST NOT use virtual package names (except privately, amongst
15 a cooperating group of packages) unless they have been agreed upon and
18 The latest version of this file can be found in
19 doc/package-developer/virtual-package-names-list.text
20 on your local Debian FTP site.
22 The procedure for updating the list is as follows:
24 1. Post to debian-devel saying what names you intend to use or what
25 other changes you wish to make, and file a wish list bug against the
26 package debian-policy.
28 2. Wait a few days for comment (some of the comments may be on the
29 debian-policy list, if you are not subscribed, ask for mail to be CC'd
32 3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the
33 Debian Policy list <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>) notifying them
34 of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if noone objected).
35 Please update the bug report at the same time (retitling the bug to
38 Please include a proposed brief description of the new virtual name(s)
39 for the list. The list maintainer will then post the new list to
40 debian-devel and upload it to the FTP site.
42 4. Go and use the new or changed names.
45 (based on earlier version by Warwick and Ian Jackson)
52 xserver Any X server (used by other X packages)
56 libc.so.4 An a.out shared C library, version 4.x.x.
57 info-browser Something that can browser GNU Info files
58 kernel-source Kernel source code
59 kernel-headers Kernel header files (<linux/*.h>, <asm/*.h>)
60 kernel-image Kernel image (vmlinuz, System.map, modules)
62 postscript-viewer Anything that can display Postscript files
63 postscript-preview Any preprocessor that creates Postscript output
64 www-browser Something that can browse html files
65 awk Anything providing suitable /usr/bin/{awk,nawk}
66 c-shell Anything providing a suitable /usr/bin/csh
67 pdf-viewer Anything that can display PDF files
68 pdf-preview Any preprocessor that creates PDF output
69 wordlist Anything that provides /usr/dict/words
70 dotfile-module Anything that provides a module for the
72 ups-monitor Anything that is capable of controlling an UPS
73 tclsh Anything that provides /usr/bin/tclsh
74 wish Anything that provides /usr/bin/wish
75 c-compiler Anything providing a C compiler
76 fortran77-compiler Anything providing a Fortran77 compiler
77 lambdamoo-core A lambdamoo-compatible datebase package
78 lambdamoo-server Anything running a moo using a lambdamoo-core
79 libc-dev Anything that provides header and object files
81 emacsen Anything providing the GNU emacs or a compatible
83 ftp-server Any ftp server
87 mail-transport-agent Mail transport agents (Smail, Sendmail, &c)
88 mail-reader Mail user agents (Pine, Elm, mailx, &c)
89 news-transport-system Local news system (INN, C News or B News)
90 news-reader Any news reader (trn, tin, &c)
91 pgp A version of PGP (International or US)
92 imap-client Any mail reader capable of accessing remote mail
93 folders using the IMAP protocol (e.g. Pine)
94 imap-server Any IMAP mail server
95 pop3-server Any POP3 Server
97 Old and obsolete virtual package names
98 --------------------------------------
99 Note, that no other package then the ones listed here should use
100 these virtual package names.
102 X11R5 provided by xcompat for compatibility reasons
112 22 Sep 1995 Initial revision.
115 26 Mar 1996 Added www-browser.
118 11 May 1996 Added kernel-image, added new location of this file
121 19 May 1996 Took over maintenance of list, changed instructions for
123 25 Jul 1996 Added awk as per Chris Fearnley's suggestion
124 Added c-shell, which seemed to have dropped off at some stage
125 2 Aug 1996 Added pdf-{viewer,preview}, compress, emacs
126 5 Aug 1996 Added imap-{client,server}
127 8 Aug 1996 Added editor
128 20 Aug 1996 Added sgmls, removed metafont, dvilj, dvips
129 25 Nov 1996 Removed editor (should have done this a long time ago)
132 29 Apr 1997 New maintainer of this list
133 5 May 1997 Added wordlist
134 29 May 1997 Added dotfile-module, ups-monitor, tcl-interpreter,
136 21 Jun 1997 Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
137 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
138 Added new section about obsolete names
139 1 Sep 1997 Renamed `tcl/tk-interpreter' to `tclsh/wish'
140 21 Oct 1997 Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
142 29 Jan 1998 Added libc-dev, emacsen
143 14 Apr 1998 Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
146 23 Jun 1999 Added pop3-server
147 13 Jul 1999 Added ftp-server