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 see [[http://manpages.debian.net/man/5/deb-override|deb-override(5)]]  see [[DebianMan:5/deb-override|deb-override(5)]]

Ftp master's override

FTP masters can override some fields that are provided by the package maintainer. The purpose is to organize the archive, and select which packages are installed in a base system. The files that contains those hints are located in:

Requests to change those hints should filed as bug against the ftp.debian.org pseudo-packages.

Fields that can be overridden

Priority:[?]
Section:[?] (in file name like override.lenny.main)

  • Example:

    #package priority section [maintainerinfo]
    base-files   required   admin
    base-passwd  required   admin
    bash         required   shells
    dash         optional   shells
    gdm          optional   gnome

    see deb-override(5)


Task:[?] (in file name like override.lenny.extra.main)

  • Example:

    acpi      Task  laptop
    alsa-base Task  desktop
    anacron   Task  desktop, laptop
    anthy     Task  japanese-desktop
    apache2-mpm-prefork     Task    web-server

Tag:[??] (in file name like override.lenny.extra.main)

  • Example:

    acpi-support  Tag     admin::hardware, admin::power-management, hardware::{laptop,power,power:acpi}, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::shell, role::program, use::driver
    adduser       Tag     admin::user-management, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility
    atftpd        Tag     admin::boot, admin::file-distribution, interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::tftp, role::program, works-with::file

See Also

  • The Package Tracking System PTS is showing a message with discrepancies, when they exists.