[arch-general] virtualbox additions package naming

[Heiko Baums]

Am Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:12:06 +0300
schrieb Ionut Biru <ibiru at archlinux.org>:

> I've been criticized a lot because I choose poorly the name for guest 
> additions.
> 
> Right now the packages are like this:
> 
> virtualbox-addtitions - contains the iso with guest additions for 
> linux/windows/etc and is installed on host
> virtualbox-guest-additions - contains guest additions only for an
> arch linux system as guest.
> virtualbo-guest-modules - modules only for an arch linux system as
> guest.
> 
> Now that virtualbox 4.1 is released I need help choosing this names.

I'd suggest these names:

virtualbox-additions -> virtualbox-guest-additions

(That's how upstream calls it officially.)

virtualbox-guest-additions -> virtualbox-arch-additions or
virtualbox-arch-guest-additions

(This way everybody knows that it's Arch related. Btw., I still doubt
that this package is really necessary.)

virtualbox-guest-modules -> virtualbox-arch-modules or
virtualbox-arch-guest-modules

(Seems to be Arch related, too. But what is it for? Isn't this
included in virtualbox-additions and virtualbox-arch-guest-additions
(the old names) anyway?)

I guess these names are the most unambiguous names. But, please, don't
make a virtualbox group.

Heiko