5.0.26? Where did that come from?

This is for discussing general topics about how to use VirtualBox.
Post Reply
mingle
Posts: 64
Joined: 6. Jun 2015, 07:55

5.0.26? Where did that come from?

Post by mingle »

Forgive me if I'm being a pork-chop, but when I start VirtualBox 5.0.24 on my Win 10 PC, I get the message about a later version (5.0.26) being available.

Why does it not say 5.1.0, since that's the latest current version?

Also, when I go to the download server for VirtualBox, the file dates on the v5.1.0 release is 12-Jul-2016, and v5.0.26 is 18-Jul-2016 - why is that?

Cheers,

Mike.
MPerz
Posts: 39
Joined: 18. Apr 2013, 16:29
Primary OS: MS Windows other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Windows, Debian, Ubuntu

Re: 5.0.26? Where did that come from?

Post by MPerz »

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=78724

All is forgiven.
socratis
Site Moderator
Posts: 27329
Joined: 22. Oct 2010, 11:03
Primary OS: Mac OS X other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Win(*>98), Linux*, OSX>10.5
Location: Greece

Re: 5.0.26? Where did that come from?

Post by socratis »

mingle wrote:Why does it not say 5.1.0, since that's the latest current version?
Sometimes the devs decide NOT to update the update servers (no pun intended) until they're sure that a new release (especially a .0 release) won't cause more problems than issues it resolves. I believe that at some point I've seen a .0 version skipped in the update notification and went straight to the next .2 version. But, I could be wrong, it was a long time ago and usually I'm running pre-releases.

Also, besides the link that MPerz gave you, here's another one: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=78745
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
Post Reply