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 versions by Warwick and Ian Jackson and Chris Schwarz)
52 x-terminal-emulator any X client which emulates a terminal with a
53 terminfo description in the ncurses-base package
54 x-window-manager any X client which provides window management
56 xserver any X server that (directly or indirectly) manages
57 physical input and display hardware
61 [Those marked with a (*) are handled using the alternatives mechanism;
62 others may do so as well.]
63 awk Anything providing suitable /usr/bin/{awk,nawk} (*)
64 c-compiler Anything providing a C compiler
65 c-shell Anything providing a suitable /bin/csh (*)
66 debconf-2.0 Any package that provides the debconf protocol
67 dhcp-client Any package providing a DHCP client
68 dotfile-module Anything that provides a module for the
70 dict-client Any package providing clients for the Dictionary Server
71 emacsen Anything providing the GNU emacs or a
73 foomatic-data Any package providing PPD printer description files
74 fortran77-compiler Anything providing a Fortran77 compiler
75 ftp-server Any ftp server
77 ident-server Anything providing an identd daemon
78 info-browser Something that can browse GNU Info files
79 aspell-dictionary Anything providing a dictionary for the aspell system
80 ispell-dictionary Anything providing a dictionary for the ispell system
81 kernel-headers Kernel header files (<linux/*.h>, <asm/*.h>)
82 kernel-image Kernel image (vmlinuz, System.map, modules)
83 kernel-source Kernel source code
84 linux-kernel-log-daemon A daemon to facilitate logging for the Linux kernel
85 lambdamoo-core A lambdamoo-compatible database package
86 lambdamoo-server Anything running a moo using a lambdamoo-core
87 libc-dev Anything that provides header and object files
89 man-browser Anything that can read man pages
90 pdf-preview Any preprocessor that creates PDF output
91 pdf-viewer Anything that can display PDF files
92 postscript-preview Any preprocessor that creates Postscript output
93 postscript-viewer Anything that can display Postscript files
94 radius-server Any package that provides a RADIUS server for acct/auth
95 rsh-client Any package that provides an rsh client
96 rsh-server Any package that provides an rsh server
97 system-log-daemon A daemon that provides a logging facility for
99 tclsh Anything that provides /usr/bin/tclsh (*)
100 telnet-client Any package that provides a telnet client
101 telnet-server Any package that provides a telnet server
102 time-daemon Anything that servers as a time daemon
103 ups-monitor Anything that is capable of controlling an UPS
104 wish Anything that provides /usr/bin/wish (*)
105 wordlist Anything that provides /usr/share/dict/words (*)
106 www-browser Something that can browse html files
110 imap-client Any mail reader capable of accessing remote mail
111 folders using the IMAP protocol (e.g. Pine)
112 imap-server Any IMAP mail server
113 mail-reader Mail user agents (Pine, Elm, mailx, &c)
114 mail-transport-agent Mail transport agents (Smail, Sendmail, &c)
115 news-reader Any news reader (trn, tin, &c)
116 news-transport-system Local news system (INN, C News or B News)
117 pgp A version of PGP (International or US)
118 pop3-server Any POP3 Server
120 Graphics and MultiMedia
121 -----------------------
122 mp3-encoder Any MP3 encoder package
123 mp3-decoder Any MP3 decoder package
124 audio-mixer: Utility to control the input and output levels
125 of a sound card, with a tty interface
126 x-audio-mixer: Utility to control the input and output levels
127 of a sound card, X Window system interface
129 Java and virtual machines
130 -------------------------
131 java-compiler Any java compiler, for Java version 1
132 java2-compiler, Any java compiler, for Java version 2
133 java-virtual-machine Any JAVA virtual machine
134 java1-runtime Any Java runtime environment, Java version 1
135 java2-runtime. Any Java runtime environment, Java version 2
138 Old and obsolete virtual package names
139 --------------------------------------
140 Note, that no other package then the ones listed here should use
141 these virtual package names.
143 [There are currently no such package names in use]
149 22 Sep 1995 Initial revision.
152 26 Mar 1996 Added www-browser.
155 11 May 1996 Added kernel-image, added new location of this file
158 19 May 1996 Took over maintenance of list, changed instructions for
160 25 Jul 1996 Added awk as per Chris Fearnley's suggestion
161 Added c-shell, which seemed to have dropped off at some stage
162 2 Aug 1996 Added pdf-{viewer,preview}, compress, emacs
163 5 Aug 1996 Added imap-{client,server}
164 8 Aug 1996 Added editor
165 20 Aug 1996 Added sgmls, removed metafont, dvilj, dvips
166 25 Nov 1996 Removed editor (should have done this a long time ago)
169 29 Apr 1997 New maintainer of this list
170 5 May 1997 Added wordlist
171 29 May 1997 Added dotfile-module, ups-monitor, tcl-interpreter,
173 21 Jun 1997 Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
174 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
175 Added new section about obsolete names
176 1 Sep 1997 Renamed `tcl/tk-interpreter' to `tclsh/wish'
177 21 Oct 1997 Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
179 29 Jan 1998 Added libc-dev, emacsen
180 14 Apr 1998 Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
183 23 Jun 1999 Added pop3-server
184 13 Jul 1999 Added ftp-server
187 26 Oct 1999 Added ispell-dictionary
193 11 Jul 2000 Added x-terminal-emulator
194 Added x-window-manager
196 Added linux-kernel-log-daemon
197 Added system-log-faemon
200 24 Aug 2000 Added mp3-encoder
207 16 Jan 2001 Added rsh server
211 13 Feb 2001 Removed libc.4.so
212 Removed xcompat virtual package names
215 14 Mar 2002 Added java-compiler, java2-compiler
216 Added java-virtual-machine
217 Added java1-runtime and java2-runtime
220 Added audio-mixer and x-audio-mixer
222 30 Aug 2002 Added debconf-2.0
224 Added aspell-dictionary