This category contains policies that should be followed when packaging software for ROSA Linux. Some policies apply for a wide range of packages (e.g., if you package an application which should be integrated into desktop environment, you should read XDG menu system policy), while the others are specific to particular software area (e.g., Python policy describes packaging of Python extensions).

System-wide policies

• Libraries policy - how to package software providing libraries intended to be used by other applications
• XDG menu system policy - how to add XDG menu support to a packaged application

Subsystem-specific policies

• DKMS policy - packaging kernel modules as DKMS packages
• KDE SC 4 packaging policies - packaging KDE 4 components
• Python policy - packaging Python extensions
• Ruby policy - packaging Ruby extensions
• Web applications policy - packaging applications which should be accessed using a web server