Authoritative list of virtual package names
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 procedure for updating the list is as follows:
1. Download it from project/standards/virtual-package-names-list.text
to make sure you have the latest version (be careful if the list has
recently been updated, which you can tell from being subscribed to
debian-devel - you may have to coordinate with the last editor to get
the current version).
2. Post to debian-devel saying what names you intend to use or what
other changes you wish to make.
3. Wait a few days for comment.
4. Edit this file virtual-package-names-list.text to reflect the
consensus (or your suggestions if noone objected), and post it to
debian-devel and upload it to ftp.debian.org. Remember to add an
entry to the change history below.
5. Go and use the new or changed names.
If anyoone wants to set themselves up as the virtual package name
coordinator, please go ahead, and then we can abandon the above
procedure.
Ian.
Now, the list:
X Windows:
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X11R5 XFree86 R5, including base system (obsolete)
xR5shlib XFree86 R5 shared library only
X11R6 XFree86 R6, including base system
xR6shlib XFree86 R6 shared library only
xlibraries XFree86 R6 shared library or stub library
xserver Any X server (used by other X packages)
Miscellaneous:
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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 (<linux/*.h>, <asm/*.h>)
httpd Any HTTP server
postscript-viewer Anything that can display Postscript files
metafont The TeX Metafont program
dvilj, dvips Provided by dviljk, dvipsk (? - iwj)
News and Mail:
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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)
inews /usr/bin/inews - local or remote news poster
pgp A version of PGP (International or US)
Names of superseded packages Provided by the current ones:
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gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both Provided by Ghostscript (gs). Use gs.
xpmR6 Provided by xpm. Use xpm.
Change history:
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22 Sep 1995 Ian Jackson Initial revision.
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