AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES September 2002 Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently in-use or proposed and not objected to. Please check the list below for things relevant to your packages. New packages MUST use virtual package names where appropriate (this includes making new ones - read on). 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 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: 1. Post to debian-devel saying what names you intend to use or what other changes you wish to make, and file a wish list bug against the package debian-policy. 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 (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. Manoj (based on earlier versions by Warwick and Ian Jackson and Chris Schwarz) Now, the list: Format: [Those marked with a (*) are handled using the alternatives mechanism; others may do so as well.] 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 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 ------ 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 Documentation ------------- aspell-dictionary a dictionary for the aspell system dict-client clients for the Dictionary Server dict-server the 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 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 ident-server an identd daemon inetd-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 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) 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-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 Graphics and MultiMedia ----------------------- mp3-encoder an MP3 encoder package mp3-decoder an 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 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 ------------------------- java-compiler a java compiler, for Java version 1 java2-compiler a java compiler, for Java version 2 java-virtual-machine a JAVA virtual machine java1-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 1 java2-runtime a 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. [There are currently no such package names in use] Changelog --------- Ian Jackson: 22 Sep 1995 Initial revision. Andrew Howell: 26 Mar 1996 Added www-browser. Manoj Srivastava: 11 May 1996 Added kernel-image, added new location of this file Warwick Harvey: 19 May 1996 Took over maintenance of list, changed instructions for updating list 25 Jul 1996 Added awk as per Chris Fearnley's suggestion Added c-shell, which seemed to have dropped off at some stage 2 Aug 1996 Added pdf-{viewer,preview}, compress, emacs 5 Aug 1996 Added imap-{client,server} 8 Aug 1996 Added editor 20 Aug 1996 Added sgmls, removed metafont, dvilj, dvips 25 Nov 1996 Removed editor (should have done this a long time ago) 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, tk-interpreter 21 Jun 1997 Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries, compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6 Added new section about obsolete names 1 Sep 1997 Renamed `tcl/tk-interpreter' to `tclsh/wish' 21 Oct 1997 Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core, 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 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