On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:56:55 +0000, vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:45:52 +0100 > From: Frank Mehnert <frank.mehn...@oracle.com> > Subject: Re: [VBox-users] difference between extpack files > To: vbox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net > > Hi, > > On Wednesday 25 March 2015 23:43:31 Kees Nuyt wrote: >> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:03:48 -0600, you wrote: >>> I've long wondered what the difference is between similarly-named >>> files. >>> >>> [...] >> >> There is no difference, they have the same MD5SUM and SHA256SUM. >> >> Including the build number in the first name is just a convenience >> to match the naming convention of the install packages for the host, >> that also include build numbers. > > correct. And the package without the build number is used by the GUI > to download the Extension Pack corresponding to the installed version > of the base package. > > Kind regards, > > Frank >
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