Strangest Linux package names

[Paqman]

Simple question: what's the weirdest/funniest package names you've come across?

One that always makes me smile: bum (http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/bum)!

[coolbrook]

cdparanoia
wesside-ng

[Xbehave]

E
DevIL
FUR
Frodo
raptor


just had a look through fedora11 repos

[Paqman]

GIMP is pretty odd, too.

[Sporkman]

gparted
ncurses
snort

[Hetor]

alien

[Mike_IronFist]

PornView, which is actually in Synaptic Package Manager. I was searching for "GIF image viewer", and it came up. In the package description it highlights one of its key features, "Allows slideshow functionality for hands-free viewing".

...I don't even wanna know what this developer was thinking.

[Simian Man]

libsexy :)

[Sporkman]

cowsay

[sisco311]

beef (http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/beef)

[Paqman]

...I don't even wanna know what this developer was thinking.

Er, kinda obvious innit?

I actually applaud pornview for being honest about a major use people put their computers to. I notice none of the browsers that have recently rolled out a "porn mode" feature have gone within a hundred miles of calling it porn mode. Sure, maybe it is useful for doing somebody's birthday shopping, but I think we all know that's not what most normal healthy grown-ups will be using it for the other 364 days of the year.

[Simian Man]

PornView, which is actually in Synaptic Package Manager. I was searching for "GIF image viewer", and it came up. In the package description it highlights one of its key features, "Allows slideshow functionality for hands-free viewing".

...I don't even wanna know what this developer was thinking.

Ha ha, don't tell the Ubuntu Christian Edition people about that :).

[Niko Johnson]

gedit, pico and vi are all pretty weird names for text editors

[cascade9]

libsexy :)

Or even better, 'sexy-python' :D

Nicotine always amused me, its even better when its nicotine plus (is that wacky tabbacy?) :D

[Sporkman]

Ha ha, don't tell the Ubuntu Christian Edition people about that :).

Christians view porn, they just feel guilty about it & seek counseling when they get busted.

[Paqman]

Or even better, 'sexy-python' :D


:lol: I like it! Sounds like some weirdness from the Mighty Boosh.

[Andreas1]

Christians view porn, they just feel guilty about it & seek counseling when they get busted.

http://www.sexinchrist.com/pornography.html

i remember having bookmarked this, although i have no idea about the degree to which it is meant seriously.

[Sam]

caca-utils (caca = poo in french)
hot-babe
pornview

[3rdalbum]

Sextractor
abcde
desktopcouch
devilspie
jabber

[Sporkman]

caca-utils (caca = poo in french)


I think caca means poo in every language except Brazilian, where it means "great football(soccer) player ".

[Andreas1]

sauerbraten (german for marinated beef)

exfalso
quodlibet

latin, meaning something like "based on a contradictory assumption any conclusion is true". kind of funny because exfalso is for tagging audio fies and quodlibet is for playing them.

[Squonk07]

PornView, which is actually in Synaptic Package Manager. I was searching for "GIF image viewer", and it came up. In the package description it highlights one of its key features, "Allows slideshow functionality for hands-free viewing".

...I don't even wanna know what this developer was thinking.

I like how when I type "porn" into Synaptic Search the other result is for clamav-unofficial-sigs. I'd think this would be a much more prudent connection if I were using Windows, but.... ;)

[hoppipolla]

libsexy! libsexy!!

and the Library of Assorted Spiffy Things! (libast :) )

Seriously though man, libsexy is like legend lol xD

I think it's actually in every linux distro but I can't remember what it does o.O

[Tibuda]

I think caca means poo in every language except Brazilian, where it means "great football(soccer) player ".

No, the football/soccer player is Kaká not caca (reads as káka), which means poo here too.

[Paqman]

Sextractor


Lol, this has got to be the winner, surely? :lolflag:

[Squonk07]

libsexy! libsexy!!

I think it's actually in every linux distro but I can't remember what it does o.O

According to Synaptic, it's a set of GTK+ widgets that extends some other widgets. I guess GTK+ would kind of be a prerequisite then?



SextractorLol, this has got to be the winner, surely? :lolflag:

+1

Source Extractor

Apparently it's used for astronomical images.

[Mike_IronFist]

beef (http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/beef)

Which is an interpreter for a programming language that has a pretty weird title itself. The censored version of the language's name would be:
Brainf**k

[Bachstelze]

04:59 < Bachstelze> The following packages have been kept back:
04:59 < Bachstelze> libsoup2.4-1
04:59 < Bachstelze> bwahaha
04:59 < Bachstelze> no libsoup for you!

It really happened to me. :p Also liboob.

[RiceMonster]

I always giggle at libcaca


04:59 < Bachstelze> The following packages have been kept back:
04:59 < Bachstelze> libsoup2.4-1
04:59 < Bachstelze> bwahaha
04:59 < Bachstelze> no libsoup for you!

It really happened to me. :p Also liboob.

lol. What's libsoup for?

edit: nvm, found it.

[juancarlospaco]

dpkg -l | grep *****

juancarlos@3e:~$ dpkg -l | grep *****
ii liboobs-1-4 2.22.2-0ubuntu1


... and you?, Got *****?

[Bachstelze]

lol. What's libsoup for?

HTTP C library:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/libsoup2.4-1

[Eisenwinter]

Ha ha, don't tell the Ubuntu Christian Edition people about that :).
Flamebait ;)

[sisco311]

Which is an interpreter for a programming language that has a pretty weird title itself. The censored version of the language's name would be:
Brainf**k


The brainf??k version would be:


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[hoppipolla]

dpkg -l | grep *****

juancarlos@3e:~$ dpkg -l | grep *****
ii liboobs-1-4 2.22.2-0ubuntu1


... and you?, Got *****?

heeheehee! Lib-***** ^_^

[lisati]

Not so much a package name, but sometimes I have to get my mind out of the gutter when a thread turns to discussing root privileges.

[Tomone]

lame
feh
slurm

[SomeGuyDude]

Scrot really needs to be changed considering that's my most often used slang term for my happy bag.

[RedSquirrel]

libass

libass-dev

As a configure option:

./configure --enable-***

(Small things amuse small minds. :))

[juancarlospaco]

clamav-testfiles

The fun part, Its a package full of Viruses,
...for testing ClamAV

[carole2233]

I saw a girl wearing jean with " bitch" on it.

[kk0sse54]

Scrot really needs to be changed considering that's my most often used slang term for my happy bag.

That and scrotwm

[schauerlich]

That and scrotwm

I'll admit, I chuckled at that.

[wilee-nilee]

http://www.sexinchrist.com/pornography.html

i remember having bookmarked this, although i have no idea about the degree to which it is meant seriously.

I think that is the best link I have seen, I guess if there is a way for justification one will be found, that serves the needs of the parties involved.

[cascade9]

libsexy! libsexy!!

and the Library of Assorted Spiffy Things! (libast :) )

Seriously though man, libsexy is like legend lol xD

I think it's actually in every linux distro but I can't remember what it does o.O

A few things, but AFAIK spell checking is the most common use for it. Thats the only reason why I've used it anyway ;)