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@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ X-Python-Version: >= 2.7
Package: whatmaps
Architecture: all
Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, lsb-release,
- python-apt
-Description: Find processes mapping shared objects
- After package upgrades processes using a ahared library need to be
- restarted to make use of that updated library (e.g. if the library got a
- security upgrade).
+ python-apt, python-pkg-resources
+Description: tool to find processes mapping shared objects
+ After package upgrades (especially security fixes), services using a
+ shared library need to be restarted to make use of the updated version.
.
- Whatmaps looks for shared objects in packages and finds running programs that
- map them, list them and allows one to restart them.
- .
- It can be integrated with apt to automatically restart services automatically
- on security upgrades.
+ Whatmaps looks for shared objects provided by upgraded packages, lists any
+ running processes that map them, and can integrate with APT to restart
+ services as needed after security upgrades.