X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=virtual-package-names-list.txt;h=f52ddba21a3cd04ab2d56cf85f8c1978083c2b43;hp=d4dda5d17260be23d6663631d8f98dbe1d00d808;hb=HEAD;hpb=7496d2494f88034fae03b28e6e3c1d3057e6719b diff --git a/virtual-package-names-list.txt b/virtual-package-names-list.txt index d4dda5d..f52ddba 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 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: @@ -27,82 +27,181 @@ The procedure for updating the list is as follows: 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 ) 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. 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. -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) +Format: + + +[Those marked with a (*) are handled using the alternatives mechanism; +others may do so as well.] 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 -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 -fortran77-compiler Anything providing a Fortran77 compiler -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 + 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 + httpd-wsgi A WSGI 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 ------------- -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 -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 +----------------------- + 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 + 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 +------------------------- + java5-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 5 + java6-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 6 + java7-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 7 + java8-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 8 + java9-runtime a Java runtime environment, Java version 9 + java5-runtime-headless a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 5 + java6-runtime-headless a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 6 + java7-runtime-headless a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 7 + java8-runtime-headless a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 8 + java9-runtime-headless a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 9 + +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 -xr5shlib do. -aout-x11r6lib do. -X11R6 do. - +[There are currently no such package names in use] Changelog --------- @@ -113,7 +212,7 @@ 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: @@ -127,7 +226,7 @@ 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, @@ -140,3 +239,107 @@ 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 + 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 + +Charles Plessy: + 03 Aug 2013 Removed mp3-encoder + 17 Aug 2013 Removed mp3-decoder + +Bill Allombert: + 16 Jul 2014 Added java{5,6,7,8,9}-runtime{,-headless} + Removed java1-runtime, java2-runtime + 30 Jul 2014 Added httpd-wsgi