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Re: kernel package names (was Re: Package libc6-dev depends on linux-kernel-headers)



On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 12:14, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
> I'm in two minds whether or not to ask this, but I've been wondering
> about the naming scheme for linux packages - kernel-*. Why not
> linux-kernel-* or linux-* ? If alternative kernels in debian become
> more popular, is there a potential for confusion in the future?

When I search for packages, I think I'd prefer (assuming I want
to see all kernel- type packages), I'd prefer kernel-linux-*,
kernel-hurd-*, kernel-freebsd-*, etc.



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