AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES
- Apr 1998, 14
+ October 1999
Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently
2. Wait a few days for comment (some of the comments may be on the
debian-policy list, if you are not subscribed, ask for mail to be CC'd
- to you.
+ to you).
3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the
Debian Policy list <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>) notifying them
of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if noone objected).
- Please update the bug report at the same time (possibly retitling the
- bug to [ACCEPTED] ....
+ Please update the bug report at the same time (retitling the bug to
+ [ACCEPTED] ....
Please include a proposed brief description of the new virtual name(s)
for the list. The list maintainer will then post the new list to
4. Go and use the new or changed names.
-Chris.
-(based on earlier version by Warwick and Ian Jackson)
+Manoj
+(based on earlier versions by Warwick and Ian Jackson and Chris Schwarz)
Now, the list:
-X Windows
----------
-xserver Any X server (used by other X packages)
+X Window System
+ ---------
+x-terminal-emulator any X client which emulates a terminal with a
+ terminfo description in the ncurses-base package
+x-window-manager any X client which provides window management
+ services
+xserver any X server that (directly or indirectly) manages
+ physical input and display hardware
Miscellaneous
-------------
-libc.so.4 An a.out shared C library, version 4.x.x.
-info-browser Something that can browser GNU Info files
-kernel-source Kernel source code
-kernel-headers Kernel header files (<linux/*.h>, <asm/*.h>)
-kernel-image Kernel image (vmlinuz, System.map, modules)
-httpd Any HTTP server
-postscript-viewer Anything that can display Postscript files
-postscript-preview Any preprocessor that creates Postscript output
-www-browser Something that can browse html files
-awk Anything providing suitable /usr/bin/{awk,nawk}
-c-shell Anything providing a suitable /usr/bin/csh
-pdf-viewer Anything that can display PDF files
-pdf-preview Any preprocessor that creates PDF output
-wordlist Anything that provides /usr/dict/words
+[Those marked with a (*) are handled using the alternatives mechanism;
+others may do so as well.]
+awk Anything providing suitable /usr/bin/{awk,nawk} (*)
+c-compiler Anything providing a C compiler
+c-shell Anything providing a suitable /bin/csh (*)
dotfile-module Anything that provides a module for the
Dotfile Generator
-ups-monitor Anything that is capable of controlling an UPS
-tclsh Anything that provides /usr/bin/tclsh
-wish Anything that provides /usr/bin/wish
-c-compiler Anything providing a C compiler
+emacsen Anything providing the GNU emacs or a
+ compatible editor
fortran77-compiler Anything providing a Fortran77 compiler
+ftp-server Any ftp server
+httpd Any HTTP server
+ident-server Anything providing an identd daemon
+info-browser Something that can browse GNU Info files
+ispell-dictionary Anything providing a dictionary for the
+ ispell system
+kernel-headers Kernel header files (<linux/*.h>, <asm/*.h>)
+kernel-image Kernel image (vmlinuz, System.map, modules)
+kernel-source Kernel source code
+linux-kernel-log-daemon A daemon to facilitate logging for the Linux kernel
lambdamoo-core A lambdamoo-compatible datebase package
lambdamoo-server Anything running a moo using a lambdamoo-core
libc-dev Anything that provides header and object files
of `libc'
-emacsen Anything providing the GNU emacs or a compatible
- editor
+libc.so.4 An a.out shared C library, version 4.x.x.
+man-browser Anything that can read man pages
+pdf-preview Any preprocessor that creates PDF output
+pdf-viewer Anything that can display PDF files
+postscript-preview Any preprocessor that creates Postscript output
+postscript-viewer Anything that can display Postscript files
+system-log-daemon A daemon that provides a logging facility for
+ other applications
+tclsh Anything that provides /usr/bin/tclsh (*)
+ups-monitor Anything that is capable of controlling an UPS
+wish Anything that provides /usr/bin/wish (*)
+wordlist Anything that provides /usr/share/dict/words (*)
+www-browser Something that can browse html files
News and Mail
-------------
-mail-transport-agent Mail transport agents (Smail, Sendmail, &c)
-mail-reader Mail user agents (Pine, Elm, mailx, &c)
-news-transport-system Local news system (INN, C News or B News)
-news-reader Any news reader (trn, tin, &c)
-pgp A version of PGP (International or US)
imap-client Any mail reader capable of accessing remote mail
folders using the IMAP protocol (e.g. Pine)
imap-server Any IMAP mail server
+mail-reader Mail user agents (Pine, Elm, mailx, &c)
+mail-transport-agent Mail transport agents (Smail, Sendmail, &c)
+news-reader Any news reader (trn, tin, &c)
+news-transport-system Local news system (INN, C News or B News)
+pgp A version of PGP (International or US)
+pop3-server Any POP3 Server
Old and obsolete virtual package names
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these virtual package names.
X11R5 provided by xcompat for compatibility reasons
+X11R6 do.
xr5shlib do.
aout-x11r6lib do.
-X11R6 do.
Changelog
lambdamoo-server
29 Jan 1998 Added libc-dev, emacsen
14 Apr 1998 Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
+
+Manoj Srivastava
+ 23 Jun 1999 Added pop3-server
+ 13 Jul 1999 Added ftp-server
+
+Julian Gilbey
+ 26 Oct 1999 Added ispell-dictionary
+ Added man-browser
+ Added ident-server
+ Alphabeticised lists
+
+Manoj Srivastava
+ 11 July 2000 Added x-terminal-emulator
+ Added x-window-manager
+ Added xserver
+ Added linux-kernel-log-daemon
+ Added system-log-faemon
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