The Debian Menu sub-policy - Menu Structure
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The Debian Menu sub-policy
Chapter 2 - Menu Structure
If you have a package which doesn't fit within the existing menu hierarchy,
please bring it up on the debian-devel mailing list. If you have other
proposals for changing the menu hierarchy, or making other changes to menu
policy, please bring it up on debian-policy.
2.1 Preferred menu structure
Here is the authoritative list of Debian's menu structure. Please do not put
your packages into any other sections without asking for permission first!
Apps
normal applications
Databases
interactive database programs
Editors
text editors, word processors
Emulators
wine, dosemu, etc.
Graphics
image manipulation
Hamradio
anything relating to ham radio
Math
math related programs
Net
network programs that don't fit elsewhere
Programming
debuggers, etc.
Tools
simple apps, like clocks, that perform only one task