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29 Feb 2016 07:31 #70798 by JLFin
At linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/getting-start...etting-linuxcnc.html you can D/L LinuxCNC ( www.linuxcnc.org/linuxcnc-2.7-wheezy.iso ). However, I wonder why the file is named "linuxcnc-2.7" and not "linuxcnc-2.7.4" ??? If I have a file named "linuxcnc-2.7" already on my HDD, I can't tell if it's 2.7.2 or 2.7.3. or 2.7.4. The file that is available for D/L is exactly the same size (in KB) than the file I have downloaded 3 months ago, which makes me suspicious if the file is exactly the same. (However, I'm informed that 2.7.4 wasn't available 3 months ago...).

Does anyone know, what is the key benefit of naming files with different content with same name?
Does anyone know, is the named file certainly version 2.7.4?

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29 Feb 2016 10:16 #70799 by andypugh
The logic might be that any 2.7 version will auto-update to the current latest version through the package manager.

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29 Feb 2016 10:38 #70801 by JLFin
Thanks for answer. I'm afraid my LinuxCNC won't autoupdate, as it's an off-line PC in a garage, just controlling CNC.
So, the question still remains: Is that file 2.7.4. or something else? If it's 2.7.4, I still can't see the reason naming it "2.7" just because some installations autoupdate any 2.7.x versions...
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