VirtualBox package name, why include the version?
Posted: 13. Mar 2018, 20:08
Perhaps I've missed this in an earlier thread, but why has Oracle chosen to include the "version" within the package name itself?
Usually something like "apt install VirtualBox" should install the latest version of VirtualBox, no matter what the version is.
When 5.3 comes out, a simple "apt upgrade" will not upgrade from 5.1 to 5.2, nor will 5.2.X automatically upgrade to 5.3, we have to remove the old version first, then tell the system to install a new version. This is not upgrading, this is removal and install.
Am I missing a reason as to why the version number is embedded as part of the package name?
Usually something like "apt install VirtualBox" should install the latest version of VirtualBox, no matter what the version is.
When 5.3 comes out, a simple "apt upgrade" will not upgrade from 5.1 to 5.2, nor will 5.2.X automatically upgrade to 5.3, we have to remove the old version first, then tell the system to install a new version. This is not upgrading, this is removal and install.
Am I missing a reason as to why the version number is embedded as part of the package name?