What does the first colon-separated number in a Debian/APT package version number like 1:2.10.1-4 mean?
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understanding Debian dpkg package version numbers
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In 'apt-cache depends' output, what is the meaning of Suggests, Recommends, |, ?
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How to do version numbers?
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Why is this Emacs package versioned at 46.1? 26 is the highest possible major version today
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${1:+"$@"} in /bin/sh
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On what systems is //foo/bar different from /foo/bar?
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The version number of my debian
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What packages are installed by default in Debian? Is there a term for that set? Why some of those packages are `automatically installed` and some not?
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Is there a reason I would not add /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin, /sbin to my path on Debian?
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What does the number in brackets after a command in the manpages mean?
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How do I compare version numbers in Python?
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How to install the previous version of a .deb package and pin it?
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How can I get distribution name and version number in a simple shell script?
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What does it mean that a package is "set to manually installed?"
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Why do programs in Unix-like environments have numbers after their name?
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When did the colon character : become an allowed character in the filesystem?
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What is the default /etc/inittab file on a fresh install of Debian Jessie?