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Debian Document Hierarchy --- annotated version
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+---------+
| Debian/ | [debian]
+---------+-------------------------------+
| All Debian specific information. |
+=========================================+
| Status and goals of the Debian project, |
| its supporting entities and information |
| about Debian development. |
+-----------------------------------------+
News/ [news]
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Important information for Debian Developer and User. Maybe |
| we can later write a few scripts that add things here auto- |
| matically from package information during upgrade. |
| An example would be new handling of symlinks in /usr/include.|
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
Politics/ [polit]
+--------------------------------------------+
| Goals and Structure of the Debian Project. |
+--------------------------------------------+
Administration/ [admin]
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| How to install and remove packages, make use of conf- |
| files and what to watch for. |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
Bug Database/ [bugs]
+----------------------------------------------+
| Information about the Bug Tracking Database. |
| How to get info about old bugs and how to |
| submit new. |
+----------------------------------------------+
Support/ [support]
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Information about the mailing lists and probably |
| available consultants. Vendors that deliver Debian |
| preinstalled? Information how people can support us? |
+------------------------------------------------------+
Bug Database/@ -> ../Bug Database/ [----]
Security/ [security]
+------------------------------------------------+
| Probably we should package the web pages here. |
| Information about [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
+------------------------------------------------+
Development/ [devel]
+------------------------------------------------+
| Information about Debian Packaging and Debian |
| Projects (like dpkg, i18n, apt, ports to other |
| architectures, whatever I'm missing. |
+------------------------------------------------+
Package Maintenance/ [maint]
+-----------------------------------+
| How to create a Debian package... |
+-----------------------------------+
Policy/ [policy]
+---------------------------+
| ...that fits nicely in... +
+---------------------------+
Helper Programs/ [helper]
+-----------------------------+
| ...with the help of scripts |
+-----------------------------+
Dpkg/ [dpkg]
+----------------------------------------------+
| Information about internal structure of Dpkg |
| and the Debian package management. |
+----------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------+
| Installation and Administration/ | [instadm]
+----------------------------------+--+
| Tasks of the System Administrator |
+=====================================+
| Installation of a Linux system. |
| Tasks that require root privileges. |
| Task that are useful done system |
| wide. Preconfiguration of software. |
| Setting up a network and network |
| services. |
+-------------------------------------+
Initial Setup/ [setup]
+----------------------------------------------------+
| Documents to be read before a Linux system is even |
| installed. |
+----------------------------------------------------+
Coexistence with other OS/ [coexist]
+--------------------------------------------+
| Special remarks about coexistence of Linux |
| with a variety of othe OSs. |
+--------------------------------------------+
Kernel/ [kernel]
+--------------------------------------------+
| Information about the Linux Kernel. How to |
| compile and install a kernel. |
+--------------------------------------------+
Booting/ [boot]
+-----------------------+
| How to boot a kernel. |
+-----------------------+
Modules/ [modules]
+------------------------------------------+
| How to install and use modules. Kerneld. |
+------------------------------------------+
Hardware/ [hardware]
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Specific instructions to get certain hardware |
| configured and running. Requires often low-level changes |
| like kernel recompile. |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
Architectures/ [arch]
+---------------------------------------------+
| Information about Platforms and Processors. |
+---------------------------------------------+
Laptops/ [laptop]
+-------------------------------+
| How to get Linux on a Laptop. |
+-------------------------------+
Controllers and Interfaces/ [interf]
+------------------------------------------------+
| Information about bus, controller, interfaces. |
+------------------------------------------------+
Graphic Cards/ [graphic]
Amateur Radio/ [ham]
Serial Devices/ [serial]
+------------------------------------------+
| Serial ports, cards, multi-serial cards. |
+------------------------------------------+
Performance/ [perf]
+--------------------------+
| Benchmarks and BogoMips. |
+--------------------------+
Network/ [net]
+--------------------------------+
| Supported Network Cards, other |
| strange network devices. |
+--------------------------------+
Input Devices/ [input]
+-------------------------------------------+
| Input devices like mice, graphic tablets, |
| light pins, ... |
+-------------------------------------------+
Sound Cards/ [sound]
Data Storage Media/ [data]
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Mass storage devices like blackboards and paper. ;) |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
Hard Drives/ [hd]
Compact Disk/ [cd]
+-----------+
| RO and RW |
+-----------+
Tape/ [tape]
To Support Impaired/ (title?) [access]
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Anybody a better title? Special Devices to |
| make computer accesible for impaired. Braille terminals, |
| emacsspeak, etc. Also tips for software configuration :-/|
+----------------------------------------------------------+
Miscellaneous/ [misc]
Software/ [software]
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Software can make use of hardware that is already installed. |
| In this section documents can safely assume that a device is |
| accesible through the kernel. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
Booting/@ -> ../Kernel/Booting/ [----]
Kernel/@ -> ../Kernel/ [----]
Backup/ [backup]
+-----------------------------------+
| How to save data from the flames. |
+-----------------------------------+
Keyboard and Console/ [terminal]
+------------------------------------------+
| Configuration of non-us keyboards and |
| fonts. How to make programs 8-bit clean. |
| Hopefully here will be a link to the a |
| Debian project some time. |
+------------------------------------------+
SVGATextMode/ [svgatextmode]
Input Devices/ [input]
Communication/ [comm]
+-----------------------------+
| Voice Modem and Fax. Getty. |
+-----------------------------+
Printer/ [printer]
+-----------------------------------+
| How to install a printer spooler. |
+-----------------------------------+
LPRng/ [lprng]
Filter/ [filter]
+---------------------------------+
| Processing of files the printer |
| does not understand normally. |
+---------------------------------+
Network/ [net]
Dial Up Connection/ [dialup]
+----------------------------------+
| Information (usually) useful for |
| dial-up connections. |
+----------------------------------+
Firewall and Masquerading/
[firewall]
+-----------------------------------+
| Making the local network seperate |
| from the internet. |
+-----------------------------------+
Bridge/ [bridge]
+-----------------------------+
| Bridging and Gatewaying(?). |
| It's not the same but I can |
| change the title. |
+-----------------------------+
Protocols/ [proto]
+--------------------------------------------+
| Common network protocols that are not only |
| used by a single app internally. |
+--------------------------------------------+
UUCP/
[uucp]
PPP/
[ppp]
Services/
[service]
+--------------------------------+
| All sorts of network services. |
+--------------------------------+
Mail/
[mail]
Sendmail/
[sendmail]
Exim/
[exim]
News/
[news]
Inn/
[inn]
World Wide Web/
[www]
Miscellaneous/
[misc]
X/@ -> ../X/Network/ [----]
+----------------------------+
| Setting up X in a network. |
+----------------------------+
Database/ [db]
+------------------+
| Database server. |
+------------------+
SQL/ [sql]
X/ [x]
+----------------------------------------+
| X installation and site-configuration. |
+----------------------------------------+
Network/ [net]
Window Manager/ [wm]
Desktop Environments/ [de]
Amateur Radio/ [ham]
Miscellaneous/ [misc]
Internationalisation and Localisation/ [locales]
Security/ [security]
Debian/@ -> ../../Debian/Security [----]
+----------------+
| User's Manuals | [user]
+----------------+-------------------+
| Working with a Linux system. |
+====================================+
| Manuals for applications etc. |
| How to configure the user profile. |
| How to use client software. |
| Usually no root access necessary |
| (if the system is administrated). |
+------------------------------------+
Shells/ [shell]
Bash/ [bash]
Other Operating Systems/ [otheros]
+---------------------------------------+
| Programs that connects Linux to other |
| operating system by making their data |
| accesible or running their programs. |
+---------------------------------------+
Emulators/ [emu]
+----------------------------+
| Programs that run programs |
| from other OS. |
+----------------------------+
Dosemu/ [dosemu]
Games/ [games]
Printing/ [printing]
+--------------------------------------+
| How to print a document |
| or convert it to a printable format. |
+--------------------------------------+
Sound/ [sound]
+-----------------------------------------+
| Programs to play various sound formats. |
| Composing and sequencing. |
+-----------------------------------------+
Text Editors/ [edit]
Vi/
Emacsen/ [emacs]
Email/ [mail]
+---------------------------------------+
| Mail readers and supporting software. |
| Filtering and mail-fetching. |
+---------------------------------------+
Filter/ [filter]
World Wide Web/ [www]
+---------------------------+
| Browser and HTML editors. |
| http client software. |
| Probably TCP/IP client |
| software, too? ftp,telnet?|
+---------------------------+
Browser/ [browser]
HTML/ [html]
Development/@ ->../../../Development/Languages/World
Wide Web/
Text Processing and Document Formats/ [text]
SGML/ [sgml]
TeX and LaTeX/ [tex]
PostScript/ [ps]
PDF/ [pdf]
Groff/ [groff]
Info/ [info]
Science/ [science]
Mathematics/ [math]
Physics and Astronomy/ [physik]
Graphic Processing/ [graphic]
3D/ [threed]
+---------------------+
| Rendering software. |
+---------------------+
X/ [x]
Window Managers/@ -> ../../Inst&Admin/Software/X/Window Manager/
Desktop Environments/ [de]
+--------------+
| Development/ | *1* [devel]
+--------------+
Debian/@ -> ../Debian/Development/ [----]
Building/ [build]
+-----------------------------------------+
| Tools to manage and build a source tree |
| or a bunch of source files. |
| Language independent or useful for |
| several languages. |
+-----------------------------------------+
Debugging/ [debug]
+----------------------------+
| Debugging of executables |
| with support for more than |
| one language. |
+----------------------------+
Kernel/ [kernel]
+------------------+
| Kernel internals |
+------------------+
Driver/ [driver]
+--------------------------+
| Device driver internals. |
+--------------------------+
Languages/ [lang]
+------------------------------+
| Programming languages. Well, |
| this will be grow, I think. |
| The subdirectories depend on |
| the tools and components |
| available. |
+------------------------------+
Preprocessor/ [pp]
Assembler/ [asm]
Parser Generator/ [parser]
C/ [c]
Compiler/ [comp]
Libraries/ [lib]
C++/ [cxx]
Compiler/ [comp]
Libraries/ [lib]
Java/ [java]
Compiler/ [comp]
Classes/ [class]
Perl/ [perl]
Modules/
[modules]
Python/ [python]
Scheme/ [scheme]
SQL/ [sql]
World Wide Web/ *2* [www]
+------------------------------------+
| Languages that are integrated with |
| the www or that create html files. |
+------------------------------------+
Java/@ -> ../Java/ [----]
Miscellaneous/ [misc]
+-----------------------+
| LambdaMOO and Icon ;) |
+-----------------------+
Libraries/ [lib]
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Shared Libraries will be registered twice, one time |
| in the language subsection they are written in |
| and the other time here, sorted by task. |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
Graphical User Interfaces/ [gui]
Graphic/ [graphic]
Math/ [math]
Security/ [security]
*1*: All below level two is only example. This depends heavily on existing
documentation and programs for the language.
*2*: This is intended for CGI, Java, PHP, wml, etc...
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