Packaging

This page contain essential information for the Packaging team. Please note that these information should not be referred to an unique release but should be (perfectible, right) applicable to all releases, obviously changing configuration, files and so on.

Packaging for ArcheOS

Packaging is very important to build a consistent, easy-to-manage Linux distribution. Luckily ArcheOS is based on Debian, which provides a rich toolset to help packagers, and the most complete package management system (APT). Is very important to understand why and how a software can be put in a standard shape, so please read carefully all the indications in this page and refer always, when you're in doubt, to the packaging team manager.

Useful resources for who wants to learn the Debian way of packaging

• http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ The new maintainers' guide, start here and you'll become soon an expert in Debian!
• http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages Always check the official database, when you don't know if a packages exist or not. Please get acquainted with this and other official Debian tools.
• http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/ Debian policies for java packaging. A lot of ArcheOS software is wrote in Java, so this can be very helpful during the building process.
• http://www.debian.org/devel/ A bunch of useful links and guides
• http://lintian.debian.org/

From the official website: Lintian dissects Debian packages and tries to find bugs and policy violations. It contains automated checks for many aspects of Debian policy as well as some checks for common errors.

List of the packages included in ArcheOS

This is the list of software included in the current version of ArcheOS. The page contains also some useful information on each program included. package_list: list of packages with the version and the source