please review package description of iproute.
Hello!
Please help review my suggested updates of the description in the
iproute package. Also see bug #464521.
Here's my suggestion for updated descriptions:
Package: iproute
Description: Professional tools to control the networking in Linux kernels
Iproute, also knows as iproute2, is a collection of utilities for
controlling networking and traffic control in Linux.
.
These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink interface
which makes it possible to use advanced features, which are not available
through the legacy net-tools commands ifconfig and route.
Package: iproute-doc
Description: Professional tools to control the networking in Linux kernels
This package contains the documentation for the iproute package.
.
Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling networking
and traffic control in Linux.
Package: iproute-dev
Description: Development package for iproute
This package contains the header files and static libs for developing
iproute additions. Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling
networking and traffic control in Linux.
.
You don't need this package unless doing development.
Here's the same thing in unified diff against old version:
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Recommends: libatm1
Suggests: iproute-doc
Description: Professional tools to control the networking in Linux kernels
- This is `iproute', the professional set of tools to control the
- networking behavior in kernels 2.2.x and later.
+ Iproute, also knows as iproute2, is a collection of utilities for
+ controlling networking and traffic control in Linux.
.
- At least, the options CONFIG_NETLINK and CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV (or
- CONFIG_RTNETLINK) must be compiled into the running kernel.
- .
- This package is also known as iproute2 upstream and in some
- documentation.
+ These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink interface
+ which makes it possible to use advanced features, which are not available
+ through the legacy net-tools commands ifconfig and route.
Package: iproute-doc
Section: doc
@@ -32,15 +30,15 @@ Architecture: all
Description: Professional tools to control the networking in Linux kernels
This package contains the documentation for the iproute package.
.
- iproute is the professional set of tools to control the
- networking behavior in kernels 2.2.x and late
+ Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling networking
+ and traffic control in Linux.
Package: iproute-dev
Section: libdevel
Architecture: any
Description: Development package for iproute
This package contains the header files and static libs for developing
- iproute additions. iproute is the professional set of tools to control the
- networking behavior in kernels 2.2.x and later.
+ iproute additions. Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling
+ networking and traffic control in Linux.
.
You don't need this package unless doing development.
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Regards,
Andreas Henriksson
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