Hardware and Architecture Support
Architecture-independent
- readahead
- hotkey-setup
Power management:
- acpi-support
- powernowd
- powermanagement-interface [i386 amd64 powerpc ia64]
i386, i686, amd64
- acpi
- acpid
- apmd [i386]
ppc32, ppc64
pbbuttonsd #ThomMay
Console-Based Tools
These tools are very commonly used by people who drop into a console shell to do some work.
- bc
- dc
- irssi
- mkisofs
- cdrecord
- cdparanoia
- dvd+rw-tools
- screen
- lftp
- slocate # tool to index user files
- doc-debian # move to Desktop since people doing a Base install probably won't need it
- zip
- unzip # also used for .zip support in file-roller
Network Services
Basic network services and Windows integration.
- smbclient # to access files on other SAMBA and Windows servers
- wvdial # for automatic dialup configuration via g-s-t
These packages help with system integration
- libsasl2-modules # allows integration with MTA and login system
Printing
Printing and printer configuration is a real weak spot in Debian, and in Linux in general. We will need to stay at the front of the curve here.
- cupsys # our preferred printer management infrastructure
- cupsys-bsd # gives us lpc, lpq, lpr, lprm
- cupsys-client # gives us cancel, cupstestppd, lp, lpoptions, lppasswd, lpstat, cupsaddsmb, accept, lpadmin, lpinfo, lpmove
- foomatic-db-engine # integrate the foomatic printer driver engine
- foomatic-db # the foomatic printer driver database
- foomatic-filters # converter from postscript to printer-specific formats
- foomatic-db-gutenprint # printer drivers from the gutenprint project
- foomatic-db-hpijs # printer drivers from the hp inkjet project
- foomatic-filters-ppds # a ton of ppds, large but gives us very comprehensive printer support
- cupsys-driver-gutenprint # a ton of cupsys ppds, for real comprehensive printer support
- pnm2ppa # several ppds require this
- gs-esp # some ppds require this, in place of standard gs
- hplip # support for HP all-in-one printers
- hplip-ppds # support for HP all-in-one printers
min12xxw # support for KonicaMinolta PagePro 1200W, 1300W printers
foo2zjs # Support for printing to ZjStream-based printers
GUI infrastructure
- x-window-system-core
- xterm
- xserver-xorg-input-synaptics # for enhanced touchpad features
- xkeyboard-config # XKB data now lives here
Fonts:
- x-ttcidfont-conf
- ttf-bitstream-vera
- ttf-dejavu
- ttf-freefont
- ttf-kochi-gothic
- ttf-kochi-mincho
- ttf-arphic-uming
- ttf-arphic-ukai
- ttf-arabeyes
- ttf-baekmuk
- ttf-indic-fonts
- ttf-malayalam-fonts
- ttf-mgopen
- ttf-thai-tlwg
- ttf-lao
- ttf-gentium
======= Input methods:
- scim
- scim-gtk2-immodule
Xfce Desktop
- xfce4-session
- xfwm4
- xfwm4-themes
- xfdesktop4
- xfce4-panel
- xfce4-utils
- xfce4-mcs-plugins
- xfce4-mixer-alsa
- xfprint4
- xfce4-terminal
- xfce4-appfinder
- xfce4-taskmanager
- xfce4-mailwatch-plugin
- xfce4-fsguard-plugin
- xfce4-verve-plugin
- xfce4-battery-plugin
- xfce4-clipman-plugin
- xfce4-mount-plugin
- xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin
- xfce4-weather-plugin
- xfce4-xkb-plugin
- orage
- thunar
- mousepad
- xfmedia
Other desktop apps
- gqview
- gaim
- gdm
- gimp
- evince-gtk
- hal # it's not very polished but it's the future
- libglib2.0-data
- firefox
- scrollkeeper
- synaptic # will this be our default package manager?
- dbus-1-utils # for session dbus, #895
- abiword
- xscreensaver
- xscreensaver-gl # MRS, we will only ship a subset of the screensavers from rss-glx and xscreensaver
- xscreensaver-data # subset package for the non-gl screensavers we ship
- gdebi # view/install deb packages
- language-selector
- xubuntu-system-tools
- gtk2-engines-xfce
- gtk2-engines-clearlooks
- gtk2-engines-mist
- gtk2-engines-industrial
- gtk2-engines-smooth
Documentation:
- doc-base
- xubuntu-docs
Other
- xubuntu-desktop # metapackage for everything here
- anacron # generally appropriate for desktops
- usplash
- libxp6 # required for some thirdy part apps. See #15739
- xubuntu-artwork-usplash
- xubuntu-default-settings
- libpam-foreground