+ It is not uncommon to have a large amount of architecture-independent + data packaged with a program. For example, collection of icons, + wallpapers or other graphic files, or audio files. If the size of + this data is negligible compared to the size of the remainder of the + package, you can keep it all in the same package. +
+ However, if the size of the data is considerable, consider splitting + it out into a separate, architecture-independent package + ("_all.deb"). By doing this, you avoid needless duplication of the + same data into eleven or more .debs per each architecture. While + this adds some extra overhead into the Packages files, it can save a + lot of disk space on Debian mirrors, and it also reduces processing + time of Lintian or Linda when run over the entire Debian archive. +