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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_release says "Rolling release, rolling update, or continuous delivery, in software development, is the concept of frequently delivering updates to applications. This is in contrast to a standard or point release development model which uses software versions that must be reinstalled over the previous version." It mentions reinstallation in point release. What are your definitions of rolling release and non rolling release?Ben– Ben2021-10-22 13:03:58 +00:00Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 13:03
- What are the definitions of update and upgrade in software engineering?Ben– Ben2021-10-22 13:05:13 +00:00Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 13:05
- 1I have updated my answer with difference between rolling and standard distribution. I'm not sure about the wikipedia statement about reinstalling. With both RPM and DEB packages, running an update is reinstalling the package, you are replacing the files with a newer version. Again depends on definition of the word "reinstall".Vojtech Trefny– Vojtech Trefny2021-10-22 14:05:38 +00:00Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 14:05
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