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<h1>
Ubuntu Policy Manual
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<h2 id="abstract">Abstract</h2>
<p>
This manual describes the policy requirements for the Ubuntu distribution.
This includes the structure and contents of the Ubuntu archive and several
design issues of the operating system, as well as technical requirements that
each package must satisfy to be included in the distribution. It is derived
from the Debian Policy Manual.
</p>
<hr>
<h2 id="copyright">Copyright Notice</h2>
<p>
Copyright © 1996,1997,1998 Ian Jackson and Christian Schwarz.
</p>
<p>
This manual is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
</p>
<p>
This is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but <em>without any
warranty</em>; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
</p>
<p>
A copy of the GNU General Public License is available as
<code>/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL</code> in the Debian GNU/Linux
distribution or on the World Wide Web at <code><a
href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">the GNU General Public
Licence</a></code>. You can also obtain it by writing to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
</p>
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<h2 id="contents">Contents</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-scope.html">1 About this manual</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-scope.html#s1.1">1.1 Scope</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-scope.html#s1.2">1.2 New versions of this document</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-scope.html#s-authors">1.3 Authors and Maintainers</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-scope.html#s-related">1.4 Related documents</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-scope.html#s-definitions">1.5 Definitions</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html">2 The Ubuntu Archive</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-ulp">2.1 The Ubuntu Licensing Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-sections">2.2 Archive areas</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-main">2.2.1 The main archive area</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-restricted">2.2.2 The restricted archive area</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-universe">2.2.3 The universe archive area</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-multiverse">2.2.4 The multiverse archive area</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-pkgcopyright">2.3 Copyright considerations</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-subsections">2.4 Sections</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-archive.html#s-priorities">2.5 Priorities</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html">3 Binary packages</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s3.1">3.1 The package name</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-versions">3.2 The version of a package</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s3.2.1">3.2.1 Version numbers based on dates</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s3.3">3.3 The maintainer of a package</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-descriptions">3.4 The description of a package</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-synopsis">3.4.1 The single line synopsis</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-extendeddesc">3.4.2 The extended description</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s3.5">3.5 Dependencies</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-virtual_pkg">3.6 Virtual packages</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s3.7">3.7 Base system</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s3.8">3.8 Essential packages</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-maintscripts">3.9 Maintainer Scripts</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-binary.html#s-maintscriptprompt">3.9.1 Prompting in maintainer scripts</a>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html">4 Source packages</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-standardsversion">4.1 Standards conformance</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-pkg-relations">4.2 Package relationships</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s4.3">4.3 Changes to the upstream sources</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-dpkgchangelog">4.4 Ubuntu changelog: <code>debian/changelog</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-dpkgcopyright">4.5 Copyright: <code>debian/copyright</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s4.6">4.6 Error trapping in makefiles</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-timestamps">4.7 Time Stamps</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-restrictions">4.8 Restrictions on objects in source packages</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-debianrules">4.9 Main building script: <code>debian/rules</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-debianrules-options">4.9.1 <code>debian/rules</code> and <samp>DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS</samp></a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-substvars">4.10 Variable substitutions: <code>debian/substvars</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-debianwatch">4.11 Optional upstream source location: <code>debian/watch</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-debianfiles">4.12 Generated files list: <code>debian/files</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-embeddedfiles">4.13 Convenience copies of code</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-source.html#s-readmesource">4.14 Source package handling: <code>debian/README.source</code></a>
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<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html">5 Control files and their fields</a>
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<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-controlsyntax">5.1 Syntax of control files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-sourcecontrolfiles">5.2 Source package control files -- <code>debian/control</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-binarycontrolfiles">5.3 Binary package control files -- <code>DEBIAN/control</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-debiansourcecontrolfiles">5.4 Debian source control files -- <samp>.dsc</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-debianchangesfiles">5.5 Debian changes files -- <code>.changes</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-controlfieldslist">5.6 List of fields</a>
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<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Source">5.6.1 <samp>Source</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Maintainer">5.6.2 <samp>Maintainer</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Uploaders">5.6.3 <samp>Uploaders</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Changed-By">5.6.4 <samp>Changed-By</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Section">5.6.5 <samp>Section</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Priority">5.6.6 <samp>Priority</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Package">5.6.7 <samp>Package</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Architecture">5.6.8 <samp>Architecture</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Essential">5.6.9 <samp>Essential</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s5.6.10">5.6.10 Package interrelationship fields: <samp>Depends</samp>, <samp>Pre-Depends</samp>, <samp>Recommends</samp>, <samp>Suggests</samp>, <samp>Breaks</samp>, <samp>Conflicts</samp>, <samp>Provides</samp>, <samp>Replaces</samp>, <samp>Enhances</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Standards-Version">5.6.11 <samp>Standards-Version</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Version">5.6.12 <samp>Version</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Description">5.6.13 <samp>Description</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Distribution">5.6.14 <samp>Distribution</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Date">5.6.15 <samp>Date</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Format">5.6.16 <samp>Format</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Urgency">5.6.17 <samp>Urgency</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Changes">5.6.18 <samp>Changes</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Binary">5.6.19 <samp>Binary</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Installed-Size">5.6.20 <samp>Installed-Size</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Files">5.6.21 <samp>Files</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Closes">5.6.22 <samp>Closes</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Launchpad-Bugs-Fixed">5.6.23 <samp>Launchpad-Bugs-Fixed</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Homepage">5.6.24 <samp>Homepage</samp></a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-controlfields.html#s5.7">5.7 User-defined fields</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html">6 Package maintainer scripts and installation procedure</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s6.1">6.1 Introduction to package maintainer scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-idempotency">6.2 Maintainer scripts idempotency</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-controllingterminal">6.3 Controlling terminal for maintainer scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-exitstatus">6.4 Exit status</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-mscriptsinstact">6.5 Summary of ways maintainer scripts are called</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-unpackphase">6.6 Details of unpack phase of installation or upgrade</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-configdetails">6.7 Details of configuration</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-removedetails">6.8 Details of removal and/or configuration purging</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html">7 Declaring relationships between packages</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-depsyntax">7.1 Syntax of relationship fields</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps">7.2 Binary Dependencies - <samp>Depends</samp>, <samp>Recommends</samp>, <samp>Suggests</samp>, <samp>Enhances</samp>, <samp>Pre-Depends</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-breaks">7.3 Packages which break other packages - <samp>Breaks</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-conflicts">7.4 Conflicting binary packages - <samp>Conflicts</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-virtual">7.5 Virtual packages - <samp>Provides</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-replaces">7.6 Overwriting files and replacing packages - <samp>Replaces</samp></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s7.6.1">7.6.1 Overwriting files in other packages</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s7.6.2">7.6.2 Replacing whole packages, forcing their removal</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-relationships.html#s-sourcebinarydeps">7.7 Relationships between source and binary packages - <samp>Build-Depends</samp>, <samp>Build-Depends-Indep</samp>, <samp>Build-Conflicts</samp>, <samp>Build-Conflicts-Indep</samp></a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html">8 Shared libraries</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-runtime">8.1 Run-time shared libraries</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-ldconfig">8.1.1 <samp>ldconfig</samp></a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-support-files">8.2 Shared library support files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-static">8.3 Static libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-dev">8.4 Development files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-intradeps">8.5 Dependencies between the packages of the same library</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-sharedlibs-shlibdeps">8.6 Dependencies between the library and other packages - the <samp>shlibs</samp> system</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s8.6.1">8.6.1 The <samp>shlibs</samp> files present on the system</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s8.6.2">8.6.2 How to use <code>dpkg-shlibdeps</code> and the <code>shlibs</code> files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-shlibs">8.6.3 The <code>shlibs</code> File Format</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s8.6.4">8.6.4 Providing a <code>shlibs</code> file</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-sharedlibs.html#s-shlibslocal">8.6.5 Writing the <code>debian/shlibs.local</code> file</a>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html">9 The Operating System</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.1">9.1 File system hierarchy</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s-fhs">9.1.1 File System Structure</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.1.2">9.1.2 Site-specific programs</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.1.3">9.1.3 The system-wide mail directory</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.2">9.2 Users and groups</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.2.1">9.2.1 Introduction</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.2.2">9.2.2 UID and GID classes</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s-sysvinit">9.3 System run levels and <code>init.d</code> scripts</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s-/etc/init.d">9.3.1 Introduction</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.3.2">9.3.2 Writing the scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.3.3">9.3.3 Interfacing with the initscript system</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.3.4">9.3.4 Boot-time initialization</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.3.5">9.3.5 Example</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.4">9.4 Console messages from <code>init.d</code> scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.5">9.5 Cron jobs</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s-menus">9.6 Menus</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s-mime">9.7 Multimedia handlers</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.8">9.8 Keyboard configuration</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s9.9">9.9 Environment variables</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-opersys.html#s-doc-base">9.10 Registering Documents using doc-base</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html">10 Files</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.1">10.1 Binaries</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s-libraries">10.2 Libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.3">10.3 Shared libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s-scripts">10.4 Scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.5">10.5 Symbolic links</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.6">10.6 Device files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s-config-files">10.7 Configuration files</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.7.1">10.7.1 Definitions</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.7.2">10.7.2 Location</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.7.3">10.7.3 Behavior</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.7.4">10.7.4 Sharing configuration files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.7.5">10.7.5 User configuration files ("dotfiles")</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.8">10.8 Log files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.9">10.9 Permissions and owners</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-files.html#s10.9.1">10.9.1 The use of <code>dpkg-statoverride</code></a>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html">11 Customized programs</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s-arch-spec">11.1 Architecture specification strings</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.2">11.2 Daemons</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.3">11.3 Using pseudo-ttys and modifying wtmp, utmp and lastlog</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.4">11.4 Editors and pagers</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s-web-appl">11.5 Web servers and applications</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s-mail-transport-agents">11.6 Mail transport, delivery and user agents</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.7">11.7 News system configuration</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8">11.8 Programs for the X Window System</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.1">11.8.1 Providing X support and package priorities</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.2">11.8.2 Packages providing an X server</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.3">11.8.3 Packages providing a terminal emulator</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.4">11.8.4 Packages providing a window manager</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.5">11.8.5 Packages providing fonts</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.6">11.8.6 Application defaults files</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.7">11.8.7 Installation directory issues</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.8">11.8.8 The OSF/Motif and OpenMotif libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.8.9">11.8.9 Icon caching</a>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s-perl">11.9 Perl programs and modules</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s-emacs">11.10 Emacs lisp programs</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-customized-programs.html#s11.11">11.11 Games</a>
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<li><a href="ch-docs.html">12 Documentation</a>
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<li><a href="ch-docs.html#s12.1">12.1 Manual pages</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-docs.html#s12.2">12.2 Info documents</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-docs.html#s12.3">12.3 Additional documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-docs.html#s12.4">12.4 Preferred documentation formats</a></li>
<li><a href="ch-docs.html#s-copyrightfile">12.5 Copyright information</a></li>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-binarypkg.html#s-pkg-controlarea">B.2 Package control information files</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-binarypkg.html#s-pkg-controlfile">B.3 The main control information file: <samp>control</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-binarypkg.html#sB.4">B.4 Time Stamps</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-source">C.1.1 <code>dpkg-source</code> - packs and unpacks Debian source packages</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-buildpackage">C.1.2 <code>dpkg-buildpackage</code> - overall package-building control script</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-gencontrol">C.1.3 <code>dpkg-gencontrol</code> - generates binary package control files</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-shlibdeps">C.1.4 <code>dpkg-shlibdeps</code> - calculates shared library dependencies</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-distaddfile">C.1.5 <code>dpkg-distaddfile</code> - adds a file to <code>debian/files</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-genchanges">C.1.6 <code>dpkg-genchanges</code> - generates a <code>.changes</code> upload control file</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-parsechangelog">C.1.7 <code>dpkg-parsechangelog</code> - produces parsed representation of a changelog</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkg-architecture">C.1.8 <code>dpkg-architecture</code> - information about the build and host system</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-sourcetree">C.2 The Debianised source tree</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-debianrules">C.2.1 <code>debian/rules</code> - the main building script</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-dpkgchangelog">C.2.2 <code>debian/changelog</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-srcsubstvars">C.2.3 <code>debian/substvars</code> and variable substitutions</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#sC.2.4">C.2.4 <code>debian/files</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#sC.2.5">C.2.5 <code>debian/tmp</code></a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#s-pkg-sourcearchives">C.3 Source packages as archives</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#sC.4">C.4 Unpacking a Debian source package without <code>dpkg-source</code></a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html#sC.4.1">C.4.1 Restrictions on objects in source packages</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html">D Control files and their fields (from old Packaging Manual)</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#sD.1">D.1 Syntax of control files</a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#sD.2">D.2 List of fields</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#s-pkg-f-Filename">D.2.1 <samp>Filename</samp> and <samp>MSDOS-Filename</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#s-pkg-f-Size">D.2.2 <samp>Size</samp> and <samp>MD5sum</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#s-pkg-f-Status">D.2.3 <samp>Status</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#s-pkg-f-Config-Version">D.2.4 <samp>Config-Version</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#s-pkg-f-Conffiles">D.2.5 <samp>Conffiles</samp></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-controlfields.html#sD.2.6">D.2.6 Obsolete fields</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-conffiles.html">E Configuration file handling (from old Packaging Manual)</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-conffiles.html#sE.1">E.1 Automatic handling of configuration files by <code>dpkg</code></a></li>
<li><a href="ap-pkg-conffiles.html#sE.2">E.2 Fully-featured maintainer script configuration handling</a>
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<li><a href="ap-pkg-alternatives.html">F Alternative versions of an interface - <code>update-alternatives</code> (from old Packaging Manual)</a><li><a href="ap-pkg-diversions.html">G Diversions - overriding a package's version of a file (from old Packaging Manual)</a></li>
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