Re: package naming?!
Andre Alexander Bell wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm using testing and while installing on my system I've noticed some thing
> about the available package names.
>
> Examples:
> If you want to _use_ telnet. Install package telnet.
> If you want to _provide_ telnet. Install package telnetd.
> If you want to _use_ ftp. Install package ftp.
> If you want to _provide_ ftp. Install package ftpd.
> If you want to _use_ ssh. Install package ssh.
> If you want to _provide_ ssh...
>
> Oh, there is no sshd. This is part of ssh. Maybe it would be more convenient
> if this is the same to all packages. To use the service you can start with
> the package of the services name. (Sure there are alternatives) If you want
> to provide a service use <servicename>d to install the daemon...
> Or is there any problem with this naming convention?
http://bugs.debian.org/39741
http://bugs.debian.org/71864
Have a look at ppp, for a package that breaks your rule of thumb
even more, for very good reasons (ppp is not a client-server protocol,
though most people use it as one, and think of it as one).
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