<heading>Preferred menu structure</heading>
<p>
Here is the authoritative list of Debian's menu
- structure. Please do not put your packages into any other
- sections without asking for permission first!
- </p>
+ structure. Packages must be placed in leaf sections.
+ </p>
<p><taglist>
- <tag>Apps</tag>
+ <tag>Applications</tag>
<item>
- <p>normal applications</p>
+ <p>Normal applications</p>
<p><taglist>
- <tag>Databases</tag>
- <item>
- <p>interactive database programs</p>
- </item>
+ <tag>Accessibility</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tools to aid people with disabilities or for machines
+ lacking usual input devices.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gok, yasr, dasher.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Amateur Radio</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Anything relating to HAM radio.</p>
+ <p>Examples: baken, hamsoft, twlog</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Data Management</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Interactive database programs, collection managers,
+ address books, bibliography tools, etc.</p>
+ <p>gaby, alexandria, mdbtools</p>
+ </item>
<tag>Editors</tag>
<item>
- <p>text editors, word processors</p>
+ <p>Editors, other than office word processors, for
+ text-based information.</p>
+ <p>Examples: ksubtile, nano, hexedit</p>
</item>
<tag>Education</tag>
<item>
- <p>educational and training programs</p>
+ <p>Educational and training softwares.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gtypist, gcompris, quiz</p>
</item>
<tag>Emulators</tag>
<item>
- <p>wine, dosemu, etc.</p>
+ <p>Software that allows you to run non-native
+ software or more than one OS at a time.</p>
+ <p>Examples: wine, dosemu, qemu</p>
</item>
+ <tag>File Management</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tools for file management, archiving,
+ searching, CD/DVD burning, backup, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: file-roller, mc, baobab</p>
+ </item>
<tag>Graphics</tag>
<item>
- <p>image manipulation</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Hamradio</tag>
- <item>
- <p>anything relating to ham radio</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Math</tag>
- <item>
- <p>math related programs</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Net</tag>
- <item>
- <p>network programs that don't fit elsewhere</p>
+ <p>2D and 3D graphics manipulation software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gimp, inkscape, imagemagick</p>
</item>
+ <tag>Mobile Devices</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Software that allows you to interface with mobile
+ devices (phones, PDAs, etc.).</p>
+ <p>Examples: kandy, gnokii, gnome-pilot</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Network</tag>
+ <item>
+ Network related software. This is a three-level
+ section, do not put entries directly here.
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>Communication</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Mail, USENET news, chat, instant messaging,
+ IP telephony, video conferencing software, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xchat, gaim, mutt</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>File Transfer</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>File transfer software such as download
+ managers, FTP clients, P2P clients, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: amule, gftp, d4x</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Monitoring</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Network monitoring software</p>
+ <p>Examples: gip, ettercap, iptstate</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Web Browsing</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Web browsers, tools for offline browsing, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: elinks, epiphany-browser, webhttrack</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Web News</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Web feed (RSS, Atom, etc.) and podcast aggregators.
+ </p>
+ <p>Examples: akregator, kitty, liferea</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Office</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Office suites, word processors, spreadsheets,
+ CRM, ERP, financial sofware, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: openoffice.org, tinyerp-client, gnucash</p>
+ </item>
<tag>Programming</tag>
<item>
- <p>debuggers, etc.</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Science</tag>
- <item>
- <p>scientific programs</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Tools</tag>
- <item>
- <p>simple apps, like clocks, that perform only one task</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Technical</tag>
- <item>
- <p>technical stuff</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Text</tag>
- <item>
- <p>text oriented tools other than editors</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Shells</tag>
- <item>
- <p>bash, ksh, zsh, etc.</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Sound</tag>
- <item>
- <p>sound players and editors</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Viewers</tag>
- <item>
- <p>image viewers</p>
- </item>
- <tag>System</tag>
- <item>
- <p>system administration and monitoring tools</p>
+ <p>IDEs, debuggers, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: anjuta, gdb, eclipse</p>
</item>
+ <tag>Project Management</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Timetable managers, group task trackers,
+ bug tracking software, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: planner, bugzilla, gnotime</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Science</tag>
+ <item>
+ Scientific and engineering-related software.
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>Astronomy</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Astronomy-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: celestia, spacechart, stellarium</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Biology</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Biology-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: arb, ncbi-tools-x11, seaview</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Chemistry</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Chemistry-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: chemtool, kalzium, xdrawchem</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Data Analysis</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Software designed for processing, extracting,
+ and presenting generic scientific data.</p>
+ <p>Examples: fityk, ygraph, mn-fit</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Electronics</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Circuit design tools, simulators and
+ assemblers for microprocessors, etc</p>
+ <p>Examples: geda, gnucap, tkgate</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Engineering</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>CAD, UML tools, diagram-drawing and
+ other engineering-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: tcm, dia, qcad</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Geoscience</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Geoscience-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: earth3d, qgis, therion</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Mathematics</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Mathematics-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gcalctool, snappea, xeukleides</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Medicine</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Medicine-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: mssstest, gnumed-client, xmedcon</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Physics</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Physics-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: kxterm, ifrit, paw</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Social</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Social sciences-related software.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gnomesword, hanzim, bibletime</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Shells</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Various shells to be used inside a terminal emulator.</p>
+ <p>Examples: bash, ksh, zsh</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Sound</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Sound players, editors, and rippers/recorders.</p>
+ <p>Examples: beep-media-player, grip, audacity</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>System</tag>
+ <item>
+ System related software.
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>Administration</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Administrative and system configuration utilities,
+ also tools for personal user settings.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gnome-control-center, configure-debian, gksu</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Hardware</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tools for manipulating specific hardware,
+ especially non-standard laptop hardware.</p>
+ <p>Examples: toshutils, nvclock-gtk, nvtv</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Language Environment</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This section is reserved for language-env as a
+ special case.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Monitoring</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>System information and monitoring tools, log viewers,
+ etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: top, hal-device-manager, gtkdiskfree</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Package Management</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Package managers and related tools.</p>
+ <p>Examples: aptitude, deborphan, smartpm</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Security</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Security, cryptography and privacy related software,
+ antiviruses, tools to track and report bugs, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gpgkeys, bastille, avscan</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Terminal Emulators</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Graphical terminal emulators.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xterm, gnome-terminal, rxvt</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Text</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Text oriented tools like dictionaries, OCR,
+ translation, text analysis software, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: kdrill, stardict, turkey</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>TV and Radio</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>TV-in, TV-out, FM radio, teletext browsers, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gradio, gatos, alevt</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Viewers</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Software for viewing images, documents
+ and other (non-video) media.</p>
+ <p>Examples: gqview, evince, gthumb</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Video</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Video players, editors, and rippers/recorders.</p>
+ <p>Examples: istanbul, totem, kino</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Web Development</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Software for web site editing, web
+ programming, and site administration.</p>
+ <p>Examples: bluefish, screem, gphpedit</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
</p>
</item>
<tag>Games</tag>
<item>
- <p>games and recreations</p>
- <p><taglist>
- <tag>Adventure</tag>
- <item>
- <p>walk around virtual space, zork, MOO's, etc</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Arcade</tag>
- <item>
- <p>any game where reflexes count</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Board</tag>
- <item>
- <p>games played on a board</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Card</tag>
- <item>
- <p>games involving a deck of cards</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Puzzles</tag>
- <item>
- <p>tests of ingenuity and logic</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Simulation</tag>
- <item>
- <p>Simulations of the real world (Flight
- Simulators, for example)</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Sports</tag>
- <item>
- <p>games derived from "real world" sports</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Strategy</tag>
- <item>
- <p>games involving long term strategic thinking</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Tetris-like</tag>
- <item>
- <p>games involving falling blocks</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Toys</tag>
- <item>
- <p>amusements, eye-candy, etc.</p>
- </item>
- </taglist>
- </p>
+ Games and recreations
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>Action</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Games that involve a lot of action
+ and require fast reflexes.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xsoldier, supertux, xmoto</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Adventure</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Role playing and adventure games,
+ interactive movies and stories, etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: beneath-a-steel-sky, egoboo, kq</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Blocks</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tetris-like games involving falling blocks.</p>
+ <p>Examples: crack-attack, frozen-bubble, netris</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Board</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Games played on a board.</p>
+ <p>Examples: phalanx, xshogi, xboard</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Card</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Games involving a deck of cards.</p>
+ <p>Examples: pysol, ace-of-penguins, xpat2</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Puzzles</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tests of ingenuity and logic.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xmpuzzles, sgt-puzzles, enigma</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Simulation</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Simulations of the real world
+ in all detail and complexity.</p>
+ <p>Examples: flightgear, torcs</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Strategy</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Games involving long-term strategic thinking.</p>
+ <p>Examples: wesnoth, widelands, netpanzer</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Tools</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Server browsers, configurators, editors, and other
+ game-related tools that are not games themselves.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xqf, crystalspace</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Toys</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Amusements, eye-candy, entertaining
+ demos, screen hacks (screensavers), etc.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xdesktopwaves, xphoon, xpenguins</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
</item>
<tag>Help</tag>
<item>
<p>programs that provide user documentation</p>
+ <p>Examples: debian-reference, apt-howto, dhelp</p>
</item>
- <tag>Screen</tag>
- <item>
- <p>programs that affect the whole screen</p>
- <p>
- <taglist>
- <tag>Lock</tag>
- <item>
- <p>programs to lock the screen</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Save</tag>
- <item>
- <p>screen savers</p>
- </item>
- <tag>Root-window</tag>
- <item>
- <p>things that fill the root window</p>
- </item>
- </taglist>
- </p>
- </item>
- <tag>WindowManagers</tag>
- <item>
- <p>X window managers</p>
- <p>
- <taglist>
- <tag>Modules</tag>
- <item>
- <p>window manager modules</p>
- </item>
- </taglist>
- </p>
- </item>
- <tag>XShells</tag>
- <item>
- <p>xterm and its brethren</p>
- </item>
+ <tag>Screen</tag>
+ <item>
+ Programs that affect the whole screen.
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>Saving</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tools for blanking the screen. Entries of screen hacks and
+ configuration GUIs should go to other appropriate sections.
+ </p>
+ <p>Examples: xscreensaver, xlockmore, [fillme]</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Locking</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tools for locking the screen.</p>
+ <p>Examples: xscreensaver, xlockmore, [fillme]</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Window Managers</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>X window managers.</p>
+ <p>Examples: fluxbox, metacity, waimea</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>FVWM Modules</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>FVWM-based window manager modules. As only modules related to
+ the running window-manager are displayed, do not create
+ subsections for specific window-managers.</p>
+ <p>Examples: fvwm, fvwm-gnome, fvwm95</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag>Window Maker</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This section is reserved for wmaker as a special case.</p>
+ <p>All wmaker specific entries must go here.</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
</p>
</sect>
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