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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T00:58:44+00:00 2026-06-05T00:58:44+00:00

How Debian manage conflicts on packages names? As example, when there is many packages

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How Debian manage conflicts on packages names? As example, when there is many packages with the same name on various repositories.

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    2026-06-05T00:58:46+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 12:58 am

    When there are many packages with the same name, how could APT know they are different? It can not. So it will install the one who has the highest version number.

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