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libbar3 still has a package version of 3.2.1, libfoo5 still has a package version of 5.3.0. Debian putting soname’s into package names is actually quite handy a
by snuxoll 9y ago
libbar3 still has a package version of 3.2.1, libfoo5 still has a package version of 5.3.0. Debian putting soname’s into package names is actually quite handy as it allows side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a library with ease.
- sjellis 9y agoIt's very useful for applications that don't guarantee API or data format compatibility between major versions. If you were running PostgreSQL 8, then under no circumstances would you want a silent upgrade to PostgreSQL 9, because 9 would refuse to read the data storage files from 8 and not start up: PostgreSQL required the administrator to handle migration between storage versions.