{"id":2570,"date":"2024-03-13T05:11:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T05:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:00:24","slug":"what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The main software packages in Debian are divided into the following sections:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Main: Includes software packages that are free and comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines.<\/li>\n<li> contrib: software packages that adhere to the principles of free software but rely on non-free software or contain unpackaged source code.<\/li>\n<li>Non-free: software packages that do not comply with the principles of free software, including proprietary software and other restricted software.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Each section includes a large number of software packages, which users can choose to install according to their needs. The main software packages are usually located in the main section, but sometimes it may be necessary to install packages from the contrib or non-free sections to meet specific requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main software packages in Debian are divided into the following sections: Main: Includes software packages that are free and comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines. contrib: software packages that adhere to the principles of free software but rely on non-free software or contain unpackaged source code. Non-free: software packages that do not comply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are the main sections of software packages in Debian? - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The main software packages in Debian are divided into the following sections: Main: Includes software packages that are free and comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines. contrib: software packages that adhere to the principles of free software but rely on non-free software or contain unpackaged source code. Non-free: software packages that do not comply [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog - Silicon Cloud\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-13T05:11:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-19T14:00:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Olivia Parker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SiliCloudGlobal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SiliCloudGlobal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Olivia Parker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Olivia Parker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9\"},\"headline\":\"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-13T05:11:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-19T14:00:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\"},\"wordCount\":127,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\",\"name\":\"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian? - Blog - Silicon Cloud\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-13T05:11:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-19T14:00:24+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Silicon Cloud Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Silicon Cloud Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Silicon Cloud Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9\",\"name\":\"Olivia Parker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Olivia Parker\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/oliviaparker\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian? - Blog - Silicon Cloud","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?","og_description":"The main software packages in Debian are divided into the following sections: Main: Includes software packages that are free and comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines. contrib: software packages that adhere to the principles of free software but rely on non-free software or contain unpackaged source code. Non-free: software packages that do not comply [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/","og_site_name":"Blog - Silicon Cloud","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/","article_published_time":"2024-03-13T05:11:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-19T14:00:24+00:00","author":"Olivia Parker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SiliCloudGlobal","twitter_site":"@SiliCloudGlobal","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Olivia Parker","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/"},"author":{"name":"Olivia Parker","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9"},"headline":"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?","datePublished":"2024-03-13T05:11:49+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-19T14:00:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/"},"wordCount":127,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/","name":"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian? - Blog - Silicon Cloud","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-03-13T05:11:49+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-19T14:00:24+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-main-sections-of-software-packages-in-debian\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What are the main sections of software packages in Debian?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/","name":"Silicon Cloud Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Silicon Cloud Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"Silicon Cloud Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiliCloudGlobal"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9","name":"Olivia Parker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Olivia Parker"},"url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/oliviaparker\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35410,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570\/revisions\/35410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}