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As a rookie for Linux, I am wondering how should I understand the package name used in the apt ecosystem.

For example, here is some command to install sth.

apt-get install tk libglu1-mesa libtogl2 libfftw3-3 libxmu6 libgfortran4 \
      imagemagick openbabel

it seems some packages' names begin with lib, looks like a library, not sure if is dynamic or static, on the other hand, some packages' names look more like an execution file. So is there some kind of standard used in the apt ecosystem, to make the name more obvious to users?

Jack
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    I don't think these two questions are related. – Jack Jun 24 '22 at 09:04
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    Related: https://askubuntu.com/questions/330018/what-is-the-standard-for-naming-deb-file-name – mook765 Jun 24 '22 at 09:12
  • Generally, Debian packagers (the source of most names) WANT folks to use the software, so they try to make the name somewhat useful, concise, and reasonably clear. It works -- you figured out the difference between libs and non-libs without any help! – user535733 Jun 24 '22 at 13:26

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