On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 5:18 AM, < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2008 : Issue > 1725 > > Today's Topics: > Re: Adding a dash and then a number [ Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > > jmdennis @dslextreme.com wrote: > > I am using Debian Lenny Beta 2 as well as the sidux updates. I was > > wondering why a hypen is added such as kmymoney2 is listed as kmymoney2 > > 0.9-3 instead of the version number that should be used. Because of > > this I do not know if I am using 0.9.2 or not. I just wanted to know > > how to fix this so I know that I am using the correct version. > > That would be kmymoney 0.9, 3rd version in Debian. The hyphenation is > to > denote changes in the Debian package. So if version 0.9 is packaged 30 > times > that package would be 0.9-30. > > -- > Steve C. Lamb | But who can decide what they dream > PGP Key: 1FC01004 | and dream I do > > -------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- > > > This still does not make sense to me but I can see why it is done. I guess > then this means that I am not running version 0.9.2 as hopefully it would > list this if I was. I guess if I want this version does it mean that I need > to download it and do the configure and make myself? >
