What does the word "rolling" in "1:13.0.1.9-2.rolling.el7" below signify?
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
java-latest-openjdk x86_64 1:13.0.1.9-2.rolling.el7 epel 207 k
Installing for dependencies:
java-latest-openjdk-headless x86_64 1:13.0.1.9-2.rolling.el7 epel 40 M
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Best Answer
.rolling
was added to the OpenJDK release number in Fedora, RHEL, and descendants to avoid file conflicts with the versioned OpenJDK packages (java-11-openjdk
etc.). Thelatest
package sometimes matches a versioned OpenJDK package, and when that happens, both packages ship files in the same locations; adding.rolling
to thelatest
package’s release avoids this.See #1647298 for details.
One possible meaning for “rolling” here is that it’s a continuously-updated package, which might change major versions within a release of the distribution.