# 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 latest version of this file can be found in the debian-policy, or at # https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.yaml # (or any other Debian web mirror). # # When a virtual package description says "(versioned)", it means that # binary packages implementing the virtual package are expected to use # versioned Provides: to declare the API version that is implemented. # # For example, "Provides: logind (= 123)" indicates that the package # provides the same D-Bus APIs that the logind included with systemd # version 123 provided. # # The procedure for updating the list is as follows: # # 1. Post to debian-devel saying what names you intend to use or what # other changes you wish to make, and file a wish list bug against the # package debian-policy. # # 2. Wait a few days for comment (some of the comments may be on the # debian-policy list, if you are not subscribed, ask for mail to be CC'd # to you). # # 3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the # Debian Policy list ) notifying them # of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if no one objected). # Please update the bug report at the same time. # # Please include a proposed brief description of the new virtual name(s) # for the list. The list maintainer will then include the updated list # in the next release of Policy. # # 4. Go and use the new or changed names. # Miscellaneous schemaVersion: 1 virtualPackages: - name: awk description: a suitable /usr/bin/{awk,nawk} alternatives: - /usr/bin/awk - /usr/bin/nawk - name: c-shell description: a suitable /bin/csh alternatives: [/bin/csh] - name: dotfile-module description: a module for the Dotfile Generator - name: emacsen description: the GNU emacs or a compatible editor - name: lzh-archiver description: an LZH archiver package - name: tclsh description: a /usr/bin/tclsh alternatives: [/usr/bin/tclsh] - name: wish description: a /usr/bin/wish alternatives: [/usr/bin/wish] # Database - name: virtual-mysql-client description: a MySQL-database-compatible client package - name: virtual-mysql-client-core description: a MySQL-database-compatible client core package - name: virtual-mysql-server description: a MySQL-database-compatible server package - name: virtual-mysql-server-core description: a MySQL-database-compatible server core package - name: virtual-mysql-testsuite description: a MySQL-database-compatible test suite package # Development - name: c-compiler description: a C compiler - name: debconf-2.0 description: the debconf protocol - name: fortran77-compiler description: a Fortran77 compiler - name: kernel-headers description: kernel header files (, ) - name: kernel-image description: kernel image (vmlinuz, System.map, modules) - name: kernel-source description: kernel source code - name: libc-dev description: header and object files of `libc' # System - name: flexmem description: anything that can access flexible memory via the OBEX Protocol - name: foomatic-data description: PPD printer description files - name: linux-kernel-log-daemon description: a daemon to facilitate logging for the Linux kernel - name: system-log-daemon description: a daemon that provides a logging facility for other applications - name: time-daemon description: anything that serves as a time daemon - name: ups-monitor description: anything that is capable of controlling an UPS - name: cron-daemon description: Any cron daemon that correctly follows policy requirements - name: dbus-session-bus description: provides the D-Bus well-known session bus for most or all user login sessions - name: default-dbus-session-bus description: Debian's preferred implementation of dbus-session-bus, possibly architecture-specific - name: logind description: an org.freedesktop.login1 D-Bus API implementation (versioned) - name: default-logind description: Debian's preferred implementation of logind, possibly architecture-specific (versioned) # Documentation - name: dict-client description: clients for the Dictionary Server - name: dict-server description: the Dictionary Server - name: dictd-dictionary description: a dictionary for the dictd Dictionary Server - name: info-browser description: something that can browse GNU Info files - name: ispell-dictionary description: a dictionary for the ispell system - name: myspell-dictionary description: a dictionary for the myspell system - name: man-browser description: something that can read man pages - name: stardict-dictionary description: a dictionary for stardict - name: stardict description: application capable of reading stardict-dictdata - name: stardict-dictdata description: dictionary data which can be read from stardict - name: wordlist description: a /usr/share/dict/words alternatives: [/usr/share/dict/words] - name: www-browser description: something that can browse HTML files # Network - name: dhcp-client description: a DHCP client - name: ftp-server description: a FTP server - name: httpd description: a HTTP server - name: httpd-cgi description: a CGI-capable HTTP server - name: httpd-wsgi description: a WSGI-capable HTTP server (python 2 API) - name: httpd-wsgi3 description: a WSGI-capable HTTP server (python 3 API) - name: ident-server description: an identd daemon - name: inet-superserver description: an inetd server - name: lambdamoo-core description: a lambdamoo-compatible database package - name: lambdamoo-server description: anything running a moo using a lambdamoo-core - name: radius-server description: a RADIUS server for acct/auth - name: rsh-client description: an rsh client - name: rsh-server description: an rsh server - name: telnet-client description: a telnet client - name: telnet-server description: a telnet server # News and Mail - name: imap-client description: a mail reader capable of accessing remote mail folders using the IMAP protocol (e.g. Pine) - name: imap-server description: an IMAP mail server - name: mail-reader description: a mail user agent (e.g. Pine, Elm, mailx, &c) - name: mail-transport-agent description: a mail transport agent (e.g. Smail, Sendmail, &c) - name: mailx description: a /usr/bin/mailx binary that provides at least the POSIX mailx interface alternatives: [/usr/bin/mailx] - name: news-reader description: a news reader (e.g. trn, tin, &c) - name: news-transport-system description: a local news system (e.g. INN, C News or B News) - name: pgp description: a version of PGP (International or US) - name: pop3-server description: a POP3 Server # X Window System - name: x-display-manager description: an X client which manages a collection of X servers - name: x-session-manager description: a program which starts a desktop environment or launches a general X session - name: x-terminal-emulator description: an X client which emulates a terminal with a terminfo description in the ncurses-base package - name: x-window-manager description: an X client which provides window management services - name: xserver description: an X server that (directly or indirectly) manages physical input and display hardware # Fonts - name: fonts-japanese-gothic description: Gothic-style Japanese font - name: fonts-japanese-mincho description: Mincho-style Japanese font # Graphics and MultiMedia - name: audio-mixer description: a utility to control the input and output levels of a sound card, with a tty interface - name: x-audio-mixer description: a utility to control the input and output levels of a sound card, X Window System interface - name: mpd-client description: a client that can control the Music Player Daemon - name: pdf-preview description: a preprocessor that creates PDF output - name: pdf-viewer description: anything that can display PDF files - name: postscript-preview description: a preprocessor that creates Postscript output - name: postscript-viewer description: anything that can display Postscript files # Java and virtual machines - name: java5-runtime description: a Java runtime environment, Java version 5 - name: java6-runtime description: a Java runtime environment, Java version 6 - name: java7-runtime description: a Java runtime environment, Java version 7 - name: java8-runtime description: a Java runtime environment, Java version 8 - name: java9-runtime description: a Java runtime environment, Java version 9 - name: java5-runtime-headless description: a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 5 - name: java6-runtime-headless description: a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 6 - name: java7-runtime-headless description: a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 7 - name: java8-runtime-headless description: a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 8 - name: java9-runtime-headless description: a non-graphical Java runtime environment, Java ver. 9 # Scheme and interpreters - name: scheme-r4rs description: Scheme interpreter with the R4RS environment - name: scheme-r5rs description: Scheme interpreter with the R5RS environment - name: scheme-ieee-11878-1900 description: Scheme interpreter with the IEEE-11878-1900 environment - name: scheme-srfi-0 description: Scheme interpreter accepting the SRFI 0 language extension - name: scheme-srfi-7 description: Scheme interpreter accepting the SRFI 7 language extension - name: scheme-srfi-55 description: Scheme interpreter accepting the SRFI 55 language extension # Games and Game-related - name: adventure description: the classic Colossal Cave Adventure game - name: doom-engine description: an executable Doom engine - name: boom-engine description: an executable Doom engine supporting the 'boom' feature-set - name: doom-wad description: the data component of a Doom game, compatible with the original Doom engine - name: boom-wad description: the data component of a Doom game, using features from the "boom" engine family # Old and obsolete virtual package names # -------------------------------------- # Note, that no other package then the ones listed here should use # these virtual package names. # # [There are currently no such package names in use] # # Changelog # --------- # # Ian Jackson: # 22 Sep 1995 Initial revision. # # Andrew Howell: # 26 Mar 1996 Added www-browser. # # Manoj Srivastava: # 11 May 1996 Added kernel-image, added new location of this file # # Warwick Harvey: # 19 May 1996 Took over maintenance of list, changed instructions for # updating list # 25 Jul 1996 Added awk as per Chris Fearnley's suggestion # Added c-shell, which seemed to have dropped off at some stage # 2 Aug 1996 Added pdf-{viewer,preview}, compress, emacs # 5 Aug 1996 Added imap-{client,server} # 8 Aug 1996 Added editor # 20 Aug 1996 Added sgmls, removed metafont, dvilj, dvips # 25 Nov 1996 Removed editor (should have done this a long time ago) # # Christian Schwarz: # 29 Apr 1997 New maintainer of this list # 5 May 1997 Added wordlist # 29 May 1997 Added dotfile-module, ups-monitor, tcl-interpreter, # tk-interpreter # 21 Jun 1997 Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries, # compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6 # Added new section about obsolete names # 1 Sep 1997 Renamed `tcl/tk-interpreter' to `tclsh/wish' # 21 Oct 1997 Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core, # lambdamoo-server # 29 Jan 1998 Added libc-dev, emacsen # 14 Apr 1998 Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs' # # Manoj Srivastava: # 23 Jun 1999 Added pop3-server # 13 Jul 1999 Added ftp-server # # Julian Gilbey: # 26 Oct 1999 Added ispell-dictionary # Added man-browser # Added ident-server # Alphabeticised lists # # Manoj Srivastava: # 11 Jul 2000 Added x-terminal-emulator # Added x-window-manager # Added xserver # Added linux-kernel-log-daemon # Added system-log-faemon # 24 Aug 2000 Added mp3-encoder # Added mp3-decoder # Added time-daemon # Added rsh-client # Added telnet-client # 16 Jan 2001 Added rsh server # Added telnet-server # # Julian Gilbey: # 13 Feb 2001 Removed libc.4.so # Removed xcompat virtual package names # # Manoj Srivastava: # 14 Mar 2002 Added java-compiler, java2-compiler # Added java-virtual-machine # Added java1-runtime and java2-runtime # Added dict-client # Added foomatic-data # Added audio-mixer and x-audio-mixer # 30 Aug 2002 Added debconf-2.0 # Added dhcp-client # Added aspell-dictionary # Added radius-server # 9 Sep 2002 Added dict-server # 3 Aug 2003 Added myspell-dictionary # # Andreas Barth: # 25 Apr 2004 Added stardict-dictionary # Added inetd-superserver # # Manoj Srivastava: # 25 Jun 2004 Added cron-daemon # # Manoj Srivastava: # 4 Feb 2005 Added mpd-client # Added flexmem # # Manoj Srivastava: # 16 Jun 2005 Removed aspell-dictionary # # Manoj Srivastava: # 18 Jun 2005 Added x-session-manager # Added the section on Scheme and interpreters, which # includes: # scheme-r4rs # scheme-r5rs # scheme-ieee-11878-1900 # scheme-srfi-0 # scheme-srfi-7 # scheme-srfi-55 # Added x-display-manager # # Manoj Srivastava: # 26 April 2006 Added httpd-cgi # # Manoj Srivastava: # 02 October 2006 Added stardict # Added stardict-dictdata # Added lzh-archiver # # Russ Allbery: # 8 Jul 2007 Added dictd-dictionary # Rename inetd-superserver to inet-superserver # 2 Dec 2007 Added ttf-japanese-gothic # Added ttf-japanese-mincho # # Manoj Srivastava: # 21 Nov 2009 (Re)Added cron-daemon # # Russ Allbery: # 27 Aug 2010 Added mailx # # Bill Allombert: # 22 Feb 2012 Rename ttf-japanese-gothic to fonts-japanese-gothic # Rename ttf-japanese-mincho to fonts-japanese-mincho # Removed java-compiler # Removed java2-compiler # Removed java-virtual-machine # # Charles Plessy: # 03 Aug 2013 Removed mp3-encoder # 17 Aug 2013 Removed mp3-decoder # # Bill Allombert: # 16 Jul 2014 Added java{5,6,7,8,9}-runtime{,-headless} # Removed java1-runtime, java2-runtime # 30 Jul 2014 Added httpd-wsgi # # Russ Allbery: # 01 Jan 2017 Added httpd-wsgi3 # Added MySQL virtual packages: # virtual-mysql-client # virtual-mysql-client-core # virtual-mysql-server # virtual-mysql-server-core # virtual-mysql-testsuite # 08 Jan 2017 Added adventure # # Sean Whitton: # 23 Dec 2018 Added dbus-session-bus # Added default-dbus-session-bus # 15 Feb 2019 Added logind # Added default-logind