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Another 444 software -suites are available as Debian packages, but are not formally part of Debian -due to license restrictions. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-softwareauthors"></a>4.2 Who wrote all that software?</h2> - -<p> -For each package the <em>authors</em> of the program(s) are credited in the -file <samp>/usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/copyright</samp>, where PACKAGE is to be -substituted with the package's name. -</p> - -<p> -<em>Maintainers</em> who package this software for the Debian GNU/Linux system -are listed in the Debian control file (see <a -href="ch-pkg_basics.en.html#s-controlfile">What is a Debian control file?, -Section 6.4</a>) that comes with each package. The Debian changelog, in -<samp>/usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/changelog.Debian.gz</samp>, mentions the people -who've worked on the Debian packaging too. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-pkglist"></a>4.3 How can I get a current list of programs that have been packaged for Debian?</h2> - -<p> -A complete list is available from any of the <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist">Debian mirrors</a></code>, in the -file <samp>indices/Maintainers</samp>. That file includes the package names -and the names and e-mails of their respective maintainers. -</p> - -<p> -The <code><a href="http://packages.debian.org/">WWW interface to the Debian -packages</a></code> conveniently summarizes the packages in each of about -twenty "sections" of the Debian archive. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-missing"></a>4.4 What is missing from Debian GNU/Linux?</h2> - -<p> -A list of packages which are still needed to be packaged for Debian exists, the -<code><a href="http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/">Work-Needing and Prospective -Packages list</a></code>. -</p> - -<p> -For more details about adding the missing things, see <a -href="ch-contributing.en.html#s-contrib">How can I become a Debian software -developer?, Section 12.1</a>. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-no-devs"></a>4.5 Why do I get "ld: cannot find -lfoo" messages when compiling programs? Why aren't there any libfoo.so files in Debian library packages?</h2> - -<p> -Debian Policy requires that such symbolic links (to libfoo.so.x.y.z or similar) -are placed in separate, development packages. Those packages are usually named -libfoo-dev or libfooX-dev (presuming the library package is named libfooX, and -X is a whole number). -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-java"></a>4.6 (How) Does Debian support Java?</h2> - -<p> -Several <em>free</em> implementations of Java technology are available as -Debian packages, providing both Java Development Kits as well as Runtime -Environments. You can write, debug and run Java programs using Debian. -</p> - -<p> -Running a Java applet requires a web browser with the capability to recognize -and execute them. Several web browsers available in Debian, such as Mozilla or -Konqueror, support Java plug-ins that enable running Java applets within them. -</p> - -<p> -Please refer to the <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-java-faq/">Debian Java -FAQ</a></code> for more information. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-isitdebian"></a>4.7 How can I check that I am using a Debian system, and what version is it?</h2> - -<p> -In order to make sure that your system has been installed from the real Debian -base disks check for the existence of <samp>/etc/debian_version</samp> file, -which contains a single one-line entry giving the version number of the -release, as defined by the package <samp>base-files</samp>. -</p> - -<p> -The existence of the program <samp>dpkg</samp> shows that you should be able to -install Debian packages on your system, but as the program has been ported to -many other operating systems and architectures, this is no longer a reliable -method of determining is a system Debian GNU/Linux. -</p> - -<p> -Users should be aware, however, that the Debian system consists of many parts, -each of which can be updated (almost) independently. Each Debian -"release" contains well defined and unchanging contents. Updates are -separately available. For a one-line description of the installation status of -package <samp>foo</samp>, use the command <samp>dpkg --list foo</samp>. To -view versions of all installed packages, run: -</p> - -<pre> - dpkg -l -</pre> - -<p> -For a more verbose description, use: -</p> - -<pre> - dpkg --status foo -</pre> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-nonenglish"></a>4.8 How does Debian support non-English languages?</h2> -<ul> -<li> -<p> -Debian GNU/Linux is distributed with keymaps for nearly two dozen keyboards, -and with utilities (in the <samp>kbd</samp> package) to install, view, and -modify the tables. -</p> - -<p> -The installation prompts the user to specify the keyboard he will use. -</p> -</li> -</ul> -<ul> -<li> -<p> -Vast majority of the software we packaged supports entering non-US-ASCII -characters used in other Latin languages (e.g. ISO-8859-1 or ISO-8859-2), and -a number of programs support multi-byte languages such as Japanese or Chinese. -</p> -</li> -</ul> -<ul> -<li> -<p> -Currently, support for German-, Spanish-, Finnish-, French-, Hungarian-, -Italian-, Japanese-, Korean- and Polish-language manual pages is provided -through the <samp>manpages-LANG</samp> packages (where LANG is the two-letter -ISO country code). To access an NLS manual page, the user must set the shell -LC_MESSAGES variable to the appropriate string. -</p> - -<p> -For example, in the case of the Italian-language manual pages, LC_MESSAGES -needs to be set to 'italian'. The <code>man</code> program will then search -for Italian manual pages under <samp>/usr/share/man/it/</samp>. -</p> -</li> -</ul> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-usexports"></a>4.9 What about the US export regulation limitations?</h2> - -<p> -US laws placed restrictions on the export of defense articles, which includes -some types of cryptographic software. PGP and ssh, among others, fall into -this category. For the <em>sarge</em> release packages in this archive were -moved to the main archive (or to <em>non-free</em>, if applicable) due to the -US relaxing its regulations on the export of cryptography. -</p> - -<p> -To prevent anyone from taking unnecessary legal risks, certain Debian GNU/Linux -packages were only available from a non-US site <code><a -href="ftp://non-US.debian.org/debian-non-US/">ftp://non-US.debian.org/debian-non-US/</a></code>, -with numerous mirror sites all of which are also outside of the US, see -<code><a -href="ftp://non-US.debian.org/debian-non-US/README.non-US">ftp://non-US.debian.org/debian-non-US/README.non-US</a></code> -for a full list. These sites still exist (for the benefit of users of -<em>woody</em>) but its contents are no longer supported and are considered -obsolete. Please remove any mentions to non-US from your sources in your -<code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> configuration file. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-pine"></a>4.10 Where is pine?</h2> - -<p> -Due to its restrictive license, it's in the non-free area. Moreover, since -license does not even allow modified binaries to be distributed, you have to -compile it yourself from the source and the Debian patches. -</p> - -<p> -The source package name is <code>pine</code>. You can use the -<code>pine-tracker</code> package to be notified about when you need to -upgrade. -</p> - -<p> -Note that there are many replacements for both pine and pico, such as -<code>mutt</code> and <code>nano</code>, that are located in the main section. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-qmail"></a>4.11 Where is qmail/ezmlm/djbdns?</h2> - -<p> -Dan J. Bernstein distributes <code><a href="http://cr.yp.to/software.html">all -software he has written</a></code> with a restrictive license, consequently, -it's in the non-free area. Since the license he uses does not allow modified -binaries to be distributed, you have to compile it yourself from the source and -the Debian patches to obtain a binary package you can install in your Debian -GNU/Linux system. -</p> - -<p> -The source package names are <code>qmail-src</code>, <code>ezmlm-src</code> and -<code>djbdns-installer</code>, respectively. -</p> - -<p> -For <code>qmail</code> you need to install <code>qmail-src</code> first and -then run <code>build-qmail</code> to build the Debian package. You also need -to do install the <code>ucspi-tcp-src</code> package to get ucspi-tcp, which -<code>qmail</code> depends on. -</p> - -<p> -Dan J. Bernstein maintains a <code><a -href="http://cr.yp.to/distributors.html">FAQ from distributors</a></code> page -if you are interested in reading his reasons (one of which is <code><a -href="http://cr.yp.to/compatibility.html">Cross-platform -compatibility</a></code>) -</p> - -<hr> - -<p> -[ <a href="ch-compat.en.html">previous</a> ] -[ <a href="index.en.html#contents">Contents</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-basic_defs.en.html">1</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-getting.en.html">2</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-compat.en.html">3</a> ] -[ 4 ] -[ <a href="ch-ftparchives.en.html">5</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-pkg_basics.en.html">6</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-pkgtools.en.html">7</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-uptodate.en.html">8</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-kernel.en.html">9</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-customizing.en.html">10</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-support.en.html">11</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-contributing.en.html">12</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-redistrib.en.html">13</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-nexttime.en.html">14</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-faqinfo.en.html">15</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-ftparchives.en.html">next</a> ] -</p> - -<hr> - -<p> -The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ -</p> - -<address> -version 3.1.5, 17 January 2007<br> -<br> -Authors are listed at <a href="ch-faqinfo.en.html#s-authors">Debian FAQ Authors</a><br> -<br> -</address> -<hr> - -</body> - -</html> - |