Author: srivasta
Date: 2002/11/15 01:45:32
* Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
* Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: bug#72980
git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-150
* Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
postsint. closes: Bug#120585
* Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
postsint. closes: Bug#120585
+ * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
+ obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
+ * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: bug#72980
- -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:04:50 -0600
debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
Package: debian-policy
Architecture: all
Suggests: doc-base
Package: debian-policy
Architecture: all
Suggests: doc-base
-Depends: fileutils (>= 4.0)
Conflicts: dpkg-dev (<< 1.4.0.9), doc-base (<< 0.6), packaging-manual
Replaces: packaging-manual
Description: Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Conflicts: dpkg-dev (<< 1.4.0.9), doc-base (<< 0.6), packaging-manual
Replaces: packaging-manual
Description: Debian Policy Manual and related documents
- <heading>Base packages</heading>
+ <heading>Base system</heading>
- The packages included in the <tt>base</tt> section have a
- special function. They form a minimum subset of the Debian
+ The <tt>base system</tt> is a minimum subset of the Debian
GNU/Linux system that is installed before everything else
on a new system. Thus, only very few packages are allowed
to go into the <tt>base</tt> section to keep the required
GNU/Linux system that is installed before everything else
on a new system. Thus, only very few packages are allowed
to go into the <tt>base</tt> section to keep the required
<tt>required</tt> or at least <tt>important</tt>, and many
of them will be tagged <tt>essential</tt> (see below).</p>
<tt>required</tt> or at least <tt>important</tt>, and many
of them will be tagged <tt>essential</tt> (see below).</p>
- <p>
- You must not place any packages into the <tt>base</tt>
- section before this has been discussed on the
- <tt>debian-devel</tt> mailing list and a consensus about
- doing that has been reached.</p></sect1>
libc-dev Anything that provides header and object files
of `libc'
man-browser Anything that can read man pages
libc-dev Anything that provides header and object files
of `libc'
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
radius-server Any package that provides a RADIUS server for acct/auth
rsh-client Any package that provides an rsh client
rsh-server Any package that provides an rsh server
radius-server Any package that provides a RADIUS server for acct/auth
rsh-client Any package that provides an rsh client
rsh-server Any package that provides an rsh server
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
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
+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
Java and virtual machines
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Java and virtual machines
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