packages.debian.org - Official list of packages
www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide - Debian New Maintainer's Guide
www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference - Debian Developer's Reference
www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual
A Debian package, also called a binary package.
FAQ
- List Installed Packages
$ dpkg -l
or see ListInstalledPackages
- List files installed by a package
-
$ dpkg-query -L bash
See also
http://packages.qa.debian.org/common/ - Package Debian Quality Assurance
You can learn more about packaging
Mentors are here to help
the BTS is the first place to know
if you find a bug in Debian, you will use reportbug
if you want to help Debian, you have to know about BugTriage
you can also participate to Bug Squashing Parties