X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=virtual-package-names-list.txt;h=42a52a52d7724ea3db822603b9a8c8a51e1ca220;hb=772805dafad99de08f67274e2320a70c198b8d90;hp=fdb6d5ba217f1e8cc1efdafff6d5c252dd55abff;hpb=efac5ae0f24ae1331d9afe0b9bbba8e2484a4189;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/virtual-package-names-list.txt b/virtual-package-names-list.txt index fdb6d5b..42a52a5 100644 --- a/virtual-package-names-list.txt +++ b/virtual-package-names-list.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES - October 1999 + February 2012 Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently @@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ Packages MUST NOT use virtual package names (except privately, amongst a cooperating group of packages) unless they have been agreed upon and appear in this list. -The latest version of this file can be found in - doc/package-developer/virtual-package-names-list.text -on your local Debian FTP site. +The latest version of this file can be found in the debian-policy, or at +http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt +(or any other Debian web mirror). The procedure for updating the list is as follows: @@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ The procedure for updating the list is as follows: 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 update the bug report at the same time. 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. + for the list. The list maintainer will then include the updated list + in the next release of Policy. 4. Go and use the new or changed names. @@ -47,87 +46,155 @@ Manoj Now, the list: -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 +Format: + -Miscellaneous -------------- [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 -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 (, ) -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' -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 -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 (*) -telent-client Any package that provides a telnet client -telent-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 + +Miscellaneous +------------- + awk a suitable /usr/bin/{awk,nawk} (*) + c-shell a suitable /bin/csh (*) + dotfile-module a module for the Dotfile Generator + emacsen the GNU emacs or a compatible editor + lzh-archiver an LZH archiver package + tclsh a /usr/bin/tclsh (*) + wish a /usr/bin/wish (*) + +Development +----------- + c-compiler a C compiler + debconf-2.0 the debconf protocol + fortran77-compiler a Fortran77 compiler + kernel-headers kernel header files (, ) + kernel-image kernel image (vmlinuz, System.map, modules) + kernel-source kernel source code + libc-dev header and object files of `libc' + +System +------ + flexmem anything that can access flexible memory via the + OBEX Protocol + foomatic-data PPD printer description files + linux-kernel-log-daemon a daemon to facilitate logging for the Linux kernel + system-log-daemon a daemon that provides a logging facility for + other applications + time-daemon anything that serves as a time daemon + ups-monitor anything that is capable of controlling an UPS + cron-daemon Any cron daemon that correctly follows policy + requirements + +Documentation +------------- + dict-client clients for the Dictionary Server + dict-server the Dictionary Server + dictd-dictionary a dictionary for the dictd Dictionary Server + info-browser something that can browse GNU Info files + ispell-dictionary a dictionary for the ispell system + myspell-dictionary a dictionary for the myspell system + man-browser something that can read man pages + stardict-dictionary a dictionary for stardict + stardict application capable of reading stardict-dictdata + stardict-dictdata dictionary data which can be read from stardict + wordlist a /usr/share/dict/words (*) + www-browser something that can browse HTML files + +Network +------- + dhcp-client a DHCP client + ftp-server a FTP server + httpd a HTTP server + httpd-cgi A CGI capable HTTP server + ident-server an identd daemon + inet-superserver an inetd server + lambdamoo-core a lambdamoo-compatible database package + lambdamoo-server anything running a moo using a lambdamoo-core + radius-server a RADIUS server for acct/auth + rsh-client an rsh client + rsh-server an rsh server + telnet-client a telnet client + telnet-server a telnet server News and Mail ------------- -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 + imap-client a mail reader capable of accessing remote mail + folders using the IMAP protocol (e.g. Pine) + imap-server an IMAP mail server + mail-reader a mail user agent (e.g. Pine, Elm, mailx, &c) + mail-transport-agent a mail transport agent (e.g. Smail, Sendmail, &c) + mailx a /usr/bin/mailx binary that provides at least + the POSIX mailx interface (*) + news-reader a news reader (e.g. trn, tin, &c) + news-transport-system a local news system (e.g. INN, C News or B News) + pgp a version of PGP (International or US) + pop3-server a POP3 Server + +X Window System +--------------- + x-display-manager an X client which manages a collection of X servers + x-session-manager a program which starts a desktop environment + or launches a general X session + x-terminal-emulator an X client which emulates a terminal with a + terminfo description in the ncurses-base package + x-window-manager an X client which provides window management + services + xserver an X server that (directly or indirectly) manages + physical input and display hardware + +Fonts +----- + fonts-japanese-gothic Gothic-style Japanese font + fonts-japanese-mincho Mincho-style Japanese font Graphics and MultiMedia ----------------------- -mp3-encoder Any MP3 encoder package -mp3-decoder Any MP3 decoder package + audio-mixer a utility to control the input and output levels + of a sound card, with a tty interface + x-audio-mixer a utility to control the input and output levels + of a sound card, X Window System interface + mp3-encoder an MP3 encoder package + mp3-decoder an MP3 decoder package + mpd-client a client that can control the Music Player Daemon + pdf-preview a preprocessor that creates PDF output + pdf-viewer anything that can display PDF files + postscript-preview a preprocessor that creates Postscript output + postscript-viewer anything that can display Postscript files + +Java and virtual machines +------------------------- + java1-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 1 + java2-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 2 + +Scheme and interpreters +------------------------- + scheme-r4rs Scheme interpreter with the R4RS environment + scheme-r5rs Scheme interpreter with the R5RS environment + scheme-ieee-11878-1900 Scheme interpreter with the IEEE-11878-1900 + environment + scheme-srfi-0 Scheme interpreter accepting the SRFI 0 language + extension + scheme-srfi-7 Scheme interpreter accepting the SRFI 7 language + extension + scheme-srfi-55 Scheme interpreter accepting the SRFI 55 language + extension + +Games and Game-related +---------------------- + doom-engine An executable Doom engine + boom-engine An executable Doom engine supporting the 'boom' + feature-set + doom-wad The data component of a Doom game, compatible with + the original Doom engine + boom-wad The data component of a Doom game, using features + from the "boom" engine family 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 -X11R6 do. -xr5shlib do. -aout-x11r6lib do. - +[There are currently no such package names in use] Changelog --------- @@ -138,7 +205,7 @@ Ian Jackson: Andrew Howell: 26 Mar 1996 Added www-browser. -Manoj Srivastava +Manoj Srivastava: 11 May 1996 Added kernel-image, added new location of this file Warwick Harvey: @@ -152,7 +219,7 @@ Warwick Harvey: 20 Aug 1996 Added sgmls, removed metafont, dvilj, dvips 25 Nov 1996 Removed editor (should have done this a long time ago) -Christian Schwarz +Christian Schwarz: 29 Apr 1997 New maintainer of this list 5 May 1997 Added wordlist 29 May 1997 Added dotfile-module, ups-monitor, tcl-interpreter, @@ -166,36 +233,97 @@ Christian Schwarz 29 Jan 1998 Added libc-dev, emacsen 14 Apr 1998 Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs' -Manoj Srivastava +Manoj Srivastava: 23 Jun 1999 Added pop3-server 13 Jul 1999 Added ftp-server -Julian Gilbey +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 - -Manoj Srivastava - 24 August 2000 Added mp3-encoder - Added mp3-decoder - Added time-daemon - Added rsh-client - Added telnet-client -Manoj Srivastava - 16 January 2001 Added rsh server - Added telnet-server - - - - - - - +Manoj Srivastava: + 11 Jul 2000 Added x-terminal-emulator + Added x-window-manager + Added xserver + Added linux-kernel-log-daemon + Added system-log-faemon + 24 Aug 2000 Added mp3-encoder + Added mp3-decoder + Added time-daemon + Added rsh-client + Added telnet-client + 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 + 30 Aug 2002 Added debconf-2.0 + Added dhcp-client + Added aspell-dictionary + Added radius-server + 9 Sep 2002 Added dict-server + 3 Aug 2003 Added myspell-dictionary + +Andreas Barth: + 25 Apr 2004 Added stardict-dictionary + Added inetd-superserver + +Manoj Srivastava: + 25 Jun 2004 Added cron-daemon + +Manoj Srivastava: + 4 Feb 2005 Added mpd-client + Added flexmem + +Manoj Srivastava: + 16 Jun 2005 Removed aspell-dictionary + +Manoj Srivastava: + 18 Jun 2005 Added x-session-manager + Added the section on Scheme and interpreters, which + includes: + scheme-r4rs + scheme-r5rs + scheme-ieee-11878-1900 + scheme-srfi-0 + scheme-srfi-7 + scheme-srfi-55 + Added x-display-manager + +Manoj Srivastava: + 26 April 2006 Added httpd-cgi + +Manoj Srivastava: + 02 October 2006 Added stardict + Added stardict-dictdata + Added lzh-archiver + +Russ Allbery: + 8 Jul 2007 Added dictd-dictionary + Rename inetd-superserver to inet-superserver + 2 Dec 2007 Added ttf-japanese-gothic + Added ttf-japanese-mincho + +Manoj Srivastava: + 21 Nov 2009 (Re)Added cron-daemon + +Russ Allbery: + 27 Aug 2010 Added mailx + +Bill Allombert: + 22 Feb 2012 Rename ttf-japanese-gothic to fonts-japanese-gothic + Rename ttf-japanese-mincho to fonts-japanese-mincho + Removed java-compiler + Removed java2-compiler + Removed java-virtual-machine