More accurate package classification
Hi all
Sometimes I spend hours just reading Debian's package repository, and
everytime I found interesting packages. The Debian is extremely large
and juicy, but in contrary, it is really difficult sometimes to just
find the "right" tool when needed.
More and more, I miss some more accurate system for package classification.
For example, just the cathegories "X11" and "GNOME" both contain bunch
of excellent software of many kinds. The same goes for other cathegories
too -sound, video,...
New sub-cathegories should be created, such as: video_editing,
video_players, sound_editing, sound_players, sound_conversion,
sound_tools, mp3_tools, cd_creation, digital_camera, image_viewers,
image_editors (possibly with bitmap and vector subcathegories), laptop,
electronics, chemistry, astronomy, math, physics, junior, school..
Independently, packages should also bear some flag, whether they are
commandline-based, or X11, or GNOME, or KDE. So that I could for example
find package for "video editing, for GNOME".
Even other package flags could be independent, so that search would not
be just "tree-oriended", but "multi-dimensional" instead. For example,
if I need sound editing program for kids that runs under GNOME.
Sometimes I'd like to give Debian a try for a new user, and such a
system would help greatly to find the proper applications for him.
Sometimes I need a commandline tool for server. Again, would help much.
I think, it shouldn't be too hard to implement that. Just create the
structure in apt and let the package maintainers to set the few new
flags for the packages.
I'm sure something like that has already been discussed. I'm just
adding, that such kind of structure is NECESSARRY for such a great
software collection as Debian is.
Sincerely
Peter
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