Control: reassign -1 debian-policy Control: retitle -1 Bug#1136306: debian-policy: Proposing new wayland-terminal-emulator alternative and virtual package
Hi! On Mon, 2026-05-11 at 22:08:35 +0200, Thierz wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.22.22 > Severity: wishlist > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > I was looking for an update-alternatives group for a simple terminal, > but only found x-terminal-emulator. That reference to "x" seems now > outdated. dpkg only provides the mechanism, it does not implement nor defines alternatives for other packages. I initially thought this had already been filed in Debian Policy, but I only see a request for wayland-session (#1004522). > This is why I wondered if any of these updates would seem useful to you: > * Add a wayland-terminal-emulator counterpart, so people could benefit > the two different terminals > * Or, mix both x and wayland terminal emulators in a single group named > "terminal-emulator" > * And possibly shorten the group name to "term"? > > Thanks for considering these ideas please :-) I think it makes sense to have both a virtual package and an alternative for wayland-terminal-emulator, as using x-terminal-emulator for wayland ones seems wrong to me. Thanks, Guillem
