On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:38:32 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > When I see this aptitude note: > > [UPGRADE] libavcodec52 5:0.6.1+svn20101128-0.2squeeze2 -> 5:0.7.7-0.0 > > how do I interpret number "5:" in "5:0.6.1"?
*** http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html 5.6.12 Version The version number of a package. The format is: [epoch:]upstream_version[- debian_revision] The three components here are: epoch This is a single (generally small) unsigned integer. It may be omitted, in which case zero is assumed. If it is omitted then the upstream_version may not contain any colons. It is provided to allow mistakes in the version numbers of older versions of a package, and also a package's previous version numbering schemes, to be left behind. *** HTH :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.11.06.17.46...@gmail.com
