> libpam-thinkfinger (depends on libthinkfinger0) > libthinkfinger0 > libthinkfinger-dev > thinkfinger (depends on libpam-thinkfinger) (What is the thinkfinger package for, if the tool is in the library package?) I really think the binary should not go in the library package, see http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html#shldevpackagecontents : ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Other files, plugins, runtime binaries Usually upstream shared library packages contain some documentation and example runtime binaries. They should not reside in the runtime shared library package. They should be put in the -DEV package, or another package that does not have a SONAME version number appended on it, such as libfoo-runtime This is because the ability of runtime shared library package to upgrade and coexist suffers if the binaries are included in the runtime shared library package." ------------------------------------------------------------------- But I don't have much experience with library packaging. Why not ask debian-mentors? About the short description: Perhaps the manufacturer can be dropped entirely. Most users don't know or care about the manufacturer, but they know they have a Thinkpad: "thinkfinger -- driver for the fingerprint reader found on some Thinkpad laptops" The long description can have details about manufacturer and laptop models. The lib and dev packages can simply have suffixes like "(support library)" and "(development files)", if needed. Marcus
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