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OPTIONAL FIELDS
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type: SH
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deb-control.5:52
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B<Section:> E<lt>sectionE<gt>
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type: TP
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Located in
deb-control.5:53
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This is a general field that gives the package a category based on the software that it installs. Some common sections are `utils', `net', `mail', `text', `x11' etc.
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type: Plain text
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deb-control.5:58
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B<Priority:> E<lt>priorityE<gt>
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type: TP
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deb-control.5:58
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Sets the importance of this package in relation to the system as a whole. Common priorities are `required', `standard', `optional', `extra' etc.
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type: Plain text
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Located in
deb-control.5:62
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In Debian, the B<Section> and B<Priority> fields have a defined set of accepted values based on the Policy Manual. A list of these values can be obtained from the latest version of the B<debian-policy> package.
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type: Plain text
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deb-control.5:71
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B<Essential:> E<lt>yes|noE<gt>
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type: TP
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Located in
deb-control.5:71
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This field is usually only needed when the answer is `yes'. It denotes a package that is required for proper operation of the system. Dpkg or any other installation tool will not allow an B<Essential> package to be removed (at least not without using one of the force options).
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type: Plain text
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Located in
deb-control.5:78
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B<Architecture:> E<lt>arch|allE<gt>
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type: TP
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Located in
deb-control.5:78
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The architecture specifies which type of hardware this package was compiled for. Common architectures are `i386', `m68k', `sparc', `alpha', `powerpc' etc. Note that the B<all> option is meant for packages that are architecture independent. Some examples of this are shell and Perl scripts, and documentation.
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type: Plain text
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Located in
deb-control.5:86
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