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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What does it mean when a package version has extra parts at the end (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Yujiri@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I get semver: x.y.z, but in the context of distribution packages (never upstream releases), I often see versions like 5.2.1-1, what does the extra number mean?

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[–] electrodynamica@mander.xyz 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You kind of answered your own question. The stuff after the dash references different manifests or builds of the same software into whatever package system.

It might mean they screwed up the hashes or added an extra platform specific patch to make the package.

[–] Yujiri@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Okay, thanks

[–] ariel@forum.nobigtech.es 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I guess it might depend on the distro, but on Arch it means build number. So, a program itself might not be updated, but it can be recompiled for some reason. Arch Wiki page about it

[–] Yujiri@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! That page was exactly what I was looking for.