Re: Package release number.

pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > How is the "version number" interpreted? > > "1:" ? epoch Epochs can help when the upstream version numbering scheme changes, but they must be used with care. You should not change the epoch, even in experimental, without getting consensus on debian-devel first. >

Re: Package release number.

Hi Peter, On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 08:16:22AM -0700, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > peter@joule:/home/peter$ dpkg -l | grep qemu-system-x86 > ii qemu-system-x86 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u8 > i386 QEMU full system emulation binaries (x86) > > How is the "version

Package release number.

Hi, peter@joule:/home/peter$ dpkg -l | grep qemu-system-x86 ii qemu-system-x86 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u8 i386 QEMU full system emulation binaries (x86) How is the "version number" interpreted? "1:" ? "3.1" qemu release number? "dfsg-8" ? "deb10u8" Debian