On 29 December 2010 00:24, Heiko Baums <li...@baums-on-web.de> wrote: > Am Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:49:32 +0800 > schrieb Ray Rashif <sc...@archlinux.org>: > >> virtualbox-guest-additions -> virtualbox-additions-linux ('guest' not >> important; shall be implied by description) >> desc: "Additions for Linux guests (userspace tools)" >> >> virtualbox-guest-modules -> virtualbox-modules-linux (as above) >> desc: "Additions for Linux guests (kernel modules) >> >> ... >> >> No. The additions CD image can be bloat to some people only running >> vbox with an (arch)linux guest. > > But wouldn't this be a bit better? > > virtualbox-guest-additions -> virtualbox-additions-archlinux ('guest' > not important; shall be implied by description) > desc: "Additions for Arch Linux guests (userspace tools)" > > virtualbox-guest-modules -> virtualbox-modules-archlinux (as above) > desc: "Additions for Arch Linux guests (kernel modules)"
They're actually distro-independent. We just build, (re)package and move stuff around to the proper directories fit for whatever distro we use. Anyway, it's not wrong - either linux or archlinux serves the purpose here.