d/control: add pointers to nftables

Recommend iptables users to migrate to nftables.
Give a refresh to all package descriptions.
Signed-off-by: Arturo Borrero Gonzalez <arturo@debian.org>

debian/control

@@ -31,13 +31,28 @@ Depends: libip4tc0 (=${binary:Version}),
 Suggests: kmod
 Breaks: iptables-nftables-compat (<< 1.6.2~)
 Replaces: iptables-nftables-compat (<< 1.6.2~)
+Recommends: nftables
 Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
+ .
  iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure
- the Linux packet filtering ruleset. It is targeted towards system
- administrators. Since Network Address Translation is also configured
- from the packet filter ruleset, iptables is used for this, too. The
- iptables package also includes ip6tables. ip6tables is used for
- configuring the IPv6 packet filter
+ the Linux packet filtering and NAT ruleset. It is targeted towards systems
+ and networks administrators.
+ .
+ This package contains several different utilities, the most important ones:
+ .
+ iptables, iptables-save, iptables-restore (nft-based version)
+ .
+ iptables, iptables-save, iptables-restore (legacy version)
+ .
+ ip6tables, ip6tables-save, ip6tables-restore (nft-based version)
+ .
+ ip6tables, ip6tables-save, ip6tables-restore (legacy version)
+ .
+ arptables, arptables-save, arptables-restore (nft-based version)
+ .
+ ebtables, ebtables-save, ebtables-restore (nft-based version)
 
 Package: iptables-dev
 Depends: libip4tc-dev (>= ${source:Version}),
@@ -61,7 +76,11 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Replaces: iptables (<< 1.4.16.3-3), libxtables11 (>= 1.6.0+snapshot20161117-1)
 Breaks: iptables (<< 1.4.16.3-3), libxtables11 (>= 1.6.0+snapshot20161117-1)
 Description: netfilter xtables library
- The user-space interface to the Netfilter xtables kernel framework.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
+ .
+ This package contains the user-space interface to the Netfilter xtables
+ kernel framework.
 
 Package: libxtables-dev
 Architecture: linux-any
@@ -73,7 +92,8 @@ Replaces: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Breaks: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Section: libdevel
 Description: netfilter xtables library -- development files
- The user-space interface to the Netfilter xtables kernel framework.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
  .
  This package includes the development files of libxtables.
 
@@ -85,7 +105,11 @@ Section: libs
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Description: netfilter libiptc library
- The user-space iptables C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
+ .
+ This package contains the user-space iptables C library from the Netfilter
+ xtables framework.
  .
  iptables v4/v6 ruleset ADT and kernel interface.
  .
@@ -105,12 +129,10 @@ Replaces: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Breaks: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Section: libdevel
 Description: Development files for libiptc
- The user-space iptables C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
  .
- This library has been considered private for years (and still is), in the
- sense of changing symbols and backward compatibility not guaranteed.
- .
- This package provides development files and static libraries.
+ This package provides development files and static libraries for libiptc.
 
 Package: libip4tc0
 Priority: optional
@@ -120,7 +142,11 @@ Section: libs
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Description: netfilter libip4tc library
- The user-space iptables (IPv4) C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
+ .
+ This package contains the user-space iptables (IPv4) C library from the
+ Netfilter xtables framework.
  .
  iptables IPv4 ruleset ADT and kernel interface.
  .
@@ -139,12 +165,10 @@ Replaces: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Breaks: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Section: libdevel
 Description: Development files for libip4tc
- The user-space iptables (IPv4) C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
- .
- This library has been considered private for years (and still is), in the
- sense of changing symbols and backward compatibility not guaranteed.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
  .
- This package provides development files and static libraries.
+ This package provides development files and static libraries for libip4tc.
 
 Package: libip6tc0
 Priority: optional
@@ -154,7 +178,11 @@ Section: libs
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Description: netfilter libip6tc library
- The user-space iptables (IPv6) C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
+ .
+ This package contains the user-space iptables (IPv6) C library from the
+ Netfilter xtables framework.
  .
  iptables IPv6 ruleset ADT and kernel interface.
  .
@@ -173,9 +201,7 @@ Replaces: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Breaks: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
 Section: libdevel
 Description: Development files for libip6tc
- The user-space iptables (IPv6) C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
- .
- This library has been considered private for years (and still is), in the
- sense of changing symbols and backward compatibility not guaranteed.
+ The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
+ consider migrating now.
  .
- This package provides development files and static libraries.
+ This package provides development files and static libraries for libip6tc.