[arch-general] virtualbox additions package naming

[Ionut Biru]

On 07/19/2011 09:24 PM, Heiko Baums wrote:
> 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?)
>

Is it virtualbox guest additions provided for our archlinux guest 
systems, instead of using the vbox way to mount the iso inside the guest 
and run ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

In that way the files are handled by pacman and is much more easy 
maintain the "box".

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

no way :)

> Heiko


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