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The Debian Menu sub-policyThe Debian Menu sub-policyChris WatersJoey HessJoost WitteveenCopyright © 1999 Chris Waters, Joey Hess, Joost Witteveen
These are the copyright dates of the original Debian Menu
sub-policy. Since then, this document has been updated by many
others. No comprehensive collection of copyright notices for
subsequent work exists.
This manual is free software; you may redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
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Abstract
This manual describes the policy requirements for the Menu system
used in the Debian distribution. This document is part of the
policy package for Debian.
Chapter 1. About this document
This document is distributed as the menu-policy
files in the Debian package debian-policy.
It is also available from the Debian web mirrors at https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/.
This document has been extracted and separated from the
Menu package to:
Increase the visibility of the Menu sub policy
Reduce the coupling between policy and implementation. If this
separation is not made, every time we want to change menu
policy, we have to arrange to get the maintainer to release a
new version of the package, even if the package has not
otherwise changed. It also involves yet another layer, making
the policy changes that much harder to implement.
The debian-policy
mailing list has taken responsibility for the contents of
this document, with the Menu package
maintainer's responsible for packaging administrivia only.
Chapter 2. Menu Structure
If you have a package which doesn't fit within the existing menu
hierarchy, please bring it up on the debian-devel mailing list. If
you have other proposals for changing the menu hierarchy, or making
other changes to menu policy, please bring it up on debian-policy.
2.1. Preferred menu structure
Here is the authoritative list of Debian's menu structure.
Packages must be placed in leaf sections.
- Applications
Normal applications
- Applications/Accessibility
Tools to aid people with disabilities or for machines
lacking usual input devices.
Examples: gok, yasr, dasher.
- Applications/Amateur Radio
Anything relating to HAM radio.
Examples: baken, hamsoft, twlog
- Applications/Data Management
Interactive database programs, collection managers,
address books, bibliography tools, etc.
gaby, alexandria, mdbtools
- Applications/Editors
Editors, other than office word processors, for
text-based information.
Examples: ksubtile, nano, hexedit
- Applications/Education
Educational and training softwares.
Examples: gtypist, gcompris, quiz
- Applications/Emulators
Software that allows you to run non-native software or
more than one OS at a time.
Examples: wine, dosemu, qemu
- Applications/File Management
Tools for file management, archiving, searching,
CD/DVD burning, backup, etc.
Examples: file-roller, mc, baobab
- Applications/Graphics
2D and 3D graphics manipulation software.
Examples: gimp, inkscape, imagemagick
- Applications/Mobile Devices
Software that allows you to interface with mobile
devices (phones, PDAs, etc.).
Examples: kandy, gnokii, gnome-pilot
- Applications/Network
Network related software. This is a three-level
section, do not put entries directly here.
- Applications/Network/Communication
Mail, USENET news, chat, instant messaging, IP
telephony, video conferencing software, etc.
Examples: xchat, gaim, mutt
- Applications/Network/File Transfer
File transfer software such as download
managers, FTP clients, P2P clients, etc.
Examples: amule, gftp, d4x
- Applications/Network/Monitoring
Network monitoring software
Examples: gip, ettercap, iptstate
- Applications/Network/Web Browsing
Web browsers, tools for offline browsing, etc.
Examples: elinks, epiphany-browser, webhttrack
- Applications/Network/Web News
Web feed (RSS, Atom, etc.) and podcast aggregators.
Examples: akregator, kitty, liferea
- Applications/Office
Office suites, word processors, spreadsheets, CRM,
ERP, financial software, etc.
Examples: openoffice.org, tinyerp-client, gnucash
- Applications/Programming
IDEs, debuggers, etc.
Examples: anjuta, gdb, eclipse
- Applications/Project Management
Timetable managers, group task trackers, bug tracking
software, etc.
Examples: planner, bugzilla, gnotime
- Applications/Science
Scientific and engineering-related software.
- Applications/Science/Astronomy
Astronomy-related software.
Examples: celestia, spacechart, stellarium
- Applications/Science/Biology
Biology-related software.
Examples: arb, ncbi-tools-x11, seaview
- Applications/Science/Chemistry
Chemistry-related software.
Examples: chemtool, kalzium, xdrawchem
- Applications/Science/Data Analysis
Software designed for processing, extracting,
and presenting generic scientific data.
Examples: fityk, ygraph, mn-fit
- Applications/Science/Electronics
Circuit design tools, simulators and assemblers
for microprocessors, etc
Examples: geda, gnucap, tkgate
- Applications/Science/Engineering
CAD, UML tools, diagram-drawing and other
engineering-related software.
Examples: tcm, dia, qcad
- Applications/Science/Geoscience
Geoscience-related software.
Examples: earth3d, qgis, therion
- Applications/Science/Mathematics
Mathematics-related software.
Examples: gcalctool, snappea, xeukleides
- Applications/Science/Medicine
Medicine-related software.
Examples: mssstest, gnumed-client, xmedcon
- Applications/Science/Physics
Physics-related software.
Examples: kxterm, ifrit, paw
- Applications/Science/Social
Social sciences-related software.
Examples: gnomesword, hanzim, bibletime
- Applications/Shells
Various shells to be used inside a terminal emulator.
Examples: bash, ksh, zsh
- Applications/Sound
Sound players, editors, and rippers/recorders.
Examples: beep-media-player, grip, audacity
- Applications/System
System related software.
- Applications/System/Administration
Administrative and system configuration
utilities, also tools for personal user
settings.
Examples: gnome-control-center,
configure-debian, gksu
- Applications/System/Hardware
Tools for manipulating specific hardware,
especially non-standard laptop hardware.
Examples: toshutils, nvclock-gtk, nvtv
- Applications/System/Language Environment
This section is reserved for language-env as a
special case.
- Applications/System/Monitoring
System information and monitoring tools, log
viewers, etc.
Examples: top, hal-device-manager, gtkdiskfree
- Applications/System/Package Management
Package managers and related tools.
Examples: aptitude, deborphan, smartpm
- Applications/System/Security
Security, cryptography and privacy related
software, antiviruses, tools to track and report
bugs, etc.
Examples: gpgkeys, bastille, avscan
- Applications/Terminal Emulators
Graphical terminal emulators.
Examples: xterm, gnome-terminal, rxvt
- Applications/Text
Text oriented tools like dictionaries, OCR,
translation, text analysis software, etc.
Examples: kdrill, stardict, turkey
- Applications/TV and Radio
TV-in, TV-out, FM radio, teletext browsers, etc.
Examples: gradio, gatos, alevt
- Applications/Viewers
Software for viewing images, documents and other
(non-video) media.
Examples: gqview, evince, gthumb
- Applications/Video
Video players, editors, and rippers/recorders.
Examples: istanbul, totem, kino
- Applications/Web Development
Software for web site editing, web programming, and
site administration.
Examples: bluefish, screem, gphpedit
- Games
Games and recreations
- Games/Action
Games that involve a lot of action and require fast
reflexes.
Examples: xsoldier, supertux, xmoto
- Games/Adventure
Role playing and adventure games, interactive movies
and stories, etc.
Examples: beneath-a-steel-sky, egoboo, kq
- Games/Blocks
Tetris-like games involving falling blocks.
Examples: crack-attack, frozen-bubble, netris
- Games/Board
Games played on a board.
Examples: phalanx, xshogi, xboard
- Games/Card
Games involving a deck of cards.
Examples: pysol, ace-of-penguins, xpat2
- Games/Puzzles
Tests of ingenuity and logic.
Examples: xmpuzzles, sgt-puzzles, enigma
- Games/Simulation
Simulations of the real world in all detail and
complexity.
Examples: flightgear, torcs
- Games/Strategy
Games involving long-term strategic thinking.
Examples: wesnoth, widelands, netpanzer
- Games/Tools
Server browsers, configurators, editors, and other
game-related tools that are not games themselves.
Examples: xqf, crystalspace
- Games/Toys
Amusements, eye-candy, entertaining demos, screen
hacks (screensavers), etc.
Examples: xdesktopwaves, xphoon, xpenguins
- Help
programs that provide user documentation
Examples: debian-reference, apt-howto, dhelp
- Screen
Programs that affect the whole screen.
- Screen/Saving
Tools for blanking the screen. Entries of screen
hacks and configuration GUIs should go to other
appropriate sections.
Examples: xscreensaver, xlockmore
- Screen/Locking
Tools for locking the screen.
Examples: xscreensaver, xlockmore
- Window Managers
X window managers.
Examples: fluxbox, metacity, waimea
- FVWM Modules
FVWM-based window manager modules. As only modules related
to the running window-manager are displayed, do not create
subsections for specific window-managers.
Examples: fvwm, fvwm-gnome, fvwm95
- Window Maker
This section is reserved for wmaker as a special case.
All wmaker specific entries must go here.
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