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Chapter 4 - Software available in the Debian system -

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4.1 What types of applications and development software are available for Debian GNU/Linux?

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-Like most Linux distributions, Debian GNU/Linux provides: -

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-More than 15180 packages, ranging from news servers and readers to sound -support, FAX programs, database and spreadsheet programs, image processing -programs, communications, net, and mail utilities, Web servers, and even -ham-radio programs are included in the distribution. Another 450 software -suites are available as Debian packages, but are not formally part of Debian -due to license restrictions. -

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4.2 Who wrote all that software?

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-For each package the authors of the program(s) are credited in the -file /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/copyright, where PACKAGE is to be -substituted with the package's name. -

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-Maintainers who package this software for the Debian GNU/Linux system -are listed in the Debian control file (see What is a Debian control file?, -Section 6.4) that comes with each package. The Debian changelog, in -/usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/changelog.Debian.gz, mentions the people -who've worked on the Debian packaging too. -

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4.3 How can I get a current list of programs that have been packaged for Debian?

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-A complete list is available from any of the Debian mirrors, in the -file indices/Maintainers. That file includes the package names -and the names and e-mails of their respective maintainers. -

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-The WWW interface to the Debian -packages conveniently summarizes the packages in each of about -twenty "sections" of the Debian archive. -

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4.4 What is missing from Debian GNU/Linux?

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-A list of packages which are still needed to be packaged for Debian exists, the -Work-Needing and Prospective -Packages list. -

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-For more details about adding the missing things, see How can I become a Debian software -developer?, Section 12.1. -

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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?

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-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). -

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4.6 (How) Does Debian support Java?

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-Since the official Java Development kit and Runtime Environment from Sun -Microsystems is non-free software, even undistributeable by Debian, it cannot -properly be included in Debian. If you want those installed anyway, please -refer to the java-package package in contrib. -

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-However, both the JDK and several free implementations of Java -technology are available as Debian packages. You can write, debug and run Java -programs using Debian. -

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-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. -Netscape Navigator, while non-free, is also available as a Debian package and -it can run Java applets. -

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-Please refer to the Debian Java -FAQ for more information. -

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4.7 How can I check that I am using a Debian system, and what version is it?

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-In order to make sure that your system has been installed from the real Debian -base disks check for the existence of /etc/debian_version file, -which contains a single one-line entry giving the version number of the -release, as defined by the package base-files. -

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-The existence of the program dpkg 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. -

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-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 foo, use the command dpkg --list foo. To -view versions of all installed packages, run: -

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4.8 How does Debian support non-English languages?

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4.9 What about the US export regulation limitations?

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-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 sarge release packages in this archive were -moved to the main archive (or to non-free, if applicable) due to the -US relaxing its regulations on the export of cryptography. -

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-To prevent anyone from taking unnecessary legal risks, certain Debian GNU/Linux -packages were only available from a non-US site ftp://non-US.debian.org/debian-non-US/, -with numerous mirror sites all of which are also outside of the US, see -ftp://non-US.debian.org/debian-non-US/README.non-US -for a full list. These sites still exist (for the benefit of users of -woody) but its contents are no longer supported and are considered -obsolete. Please remove any mentions to non-US from your sources in your -/etc/apt/sources.list configuration file. -

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4.10 Where is pine?

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-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. -

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-The source package name is pine. You can use the -pine-tracker package to be notified about when you need to -upgrade. -

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-Note that there are many replacements for both pine and pico, such as -mutt and nano, that are located in the main section. -

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4.11 Where is qmail/ezmlm/djbdns?

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-Dan J. Bernstein distributes all -software he has written 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. -

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-The source package names are qmail-src, ezmlm-src and -djbdns-installer, respectively. -

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-For qmail you need to install qmail-src first and -then run build-qmail to build the Debian package. You also need -to do install the ucspi-tcp-src package to get ucspi-tcp, which -qmail depends on. -

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-Dan J. Bernstein maintains a FAQ from distributors page -if you are interested in reading his reasons (one of which is Cross-platform -compatibility) -

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