X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=virtual-package-names-list.txt;h=2e8b5e6cf7495b0d2185b2c889adc690be267b7a;hb=4d448b710fcdc52be791692c2d9ffb579cfb7d8e;hp=c01cd6b038535c3121fe9356499bcc46221a13e7;hpb=bceec08198198e2a21407528de76bcd756265e86;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/virtual-package-names-list.txt b/virtual-package-names-list.txt index c01cd6b..2e8b5e6 100644 --- a/virtual-package-names-list.txt +++ b/virtual-package-names-list.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES - Apr 1998, 14 + February 2001 Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently @@ -22,80 +22,122 @@ on your local Debian FTP site. The procedure for updating the list is as follows: 1. Post to debian-devel saying what names you intend to use or what - other changes you wish to make. + other changes you wish to make, and file a wish list bug against the + package debian-policy. -2. Wait a few days for comment. +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). -3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (Christian - Schwarz ) notifying him of the consensus reached (or - your suggestions if noone objected). 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 debian-devel and upload it - to the FTP site. +3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the + Debian Policy list ) notifying them + of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if noone objected). + 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 + debian-devel and upload it to the FTP site. 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 (, ) -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 +dict-client Any package providing clients for the Dictionary Server +emacsen Anything providing the GNU emacs or a + compatible editor +foomatic-data Any package providing PPD printer description files fortran77-compiler Anything providing a Fortran77 compiler -lambdamoo-core A lambdamoo-compatible datebase package +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 (, ) +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 database 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 +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 +rsh-client Any package that provides an rsh client +rsh-server Any package that provides an rsh server +system-log-daemon A daemon that provides a logging facility for + other applications +tclsh Anything that provides /usr/bin/tclsh (*) +telnet-client Any package that provides a telnet client +telnet-server Any package that provides a telnet server +time-daemon Anything that servers as a time daemon +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 + +Graphics and MultiMedia +----------------------- +mp3-encoder Any MP3 encoder package +mp3-decoder Any MP3 decoder package +audio-mixer: Utility to control the input and output levels + of a sound card, with a tty interface +x-audio-mixer: Utility to control the input and output levels + of a sound card, X Window system interface + +Java and virtual machines +------------------------- +java-compiler Any java compiler, for Java version 1 +java2-compiler, Any java compiler, for Java version 2 +java-virtual-machine Any JAVA virtual machine +java1-runtime Any Java runtime environment, Java version 1 +java2-runtime. Any Java runtime environment, Java version 2 + Old and obsolete virtual package names -------------------------------------- Note, that no other package then the ones listed here should use these virtual package names. -X11R5 provided by xcompat for compatibility reasons -xr5shlib do. -aout-x11r6lib do. -X11R6 do. - +[There are currently no such package names in use] Changelog --------- @@ -133,3 +175,43 @@ Christian Schwarz 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 Jul 2000 Added x-terminal-emulator + Added x-window-manager + Added xserver + Added linux-kernel-log-daemon + Added system-log-faemon + +Manoj Srivastava + 24 Aug 2000 Added mp3-encoder + Added mp3-decoder + Added time-daemon + Added rsh-client + Added telnet-client + +Manoj Srivastava + 16 Jan 2001 Added rsh server + Added telnet-server + +Julian Gilbey + 13 Feb 2001 Removed libc.4.so + Removed xcompat virtual package names + +Manoj Srivastava + 14 Mar 2002 Added java-compiler, java2-compiler + Added java-virtual-machine + Added java1-runtime and java2-runtime + Added dict-client + Added foomatic-data + Added audio-mixer and x-audio-mixer