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Old 19th February 2012
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Default Significance of "nb" in binary package name?

I was perusing the NetBSD package binaries and noticed that some are tagged with "nb"
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What does "nb" signify and are these packages preferable over non-nb packages?

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Old 19th February 2012
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I believe it must be the patch level, the highest number being for the latest (i.e. the most secure/stable) version.
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Old 20th February 2012
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Thanks Beastie !

why cant I find the NetBSD-current ISO file ? (5.99.65) .. nor any current iso ??
on what basis doesthe Netbsd Team order the versions numbering .. time or sum total of updated packages or .... ?
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why cant I find the NetBSD-current ISO file ? (5.99.65) .. nor any current iso ??
have a look at
Code:
http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily
you probably either want to choose HEAD or netbsd-6. Once in there, choose a branch by the date and then choose iso, which is easy to overlook in there among all the architectures. (NOTE: If you ever want source, there is a directory there for it too.) Once you're in iso/, you can choose the one for your desired arch, e.g., NetBSD-6.0_BETA-i386.iso if you took the netbsd-6 turn at the first corner.

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Ya it helps ! thanks ldOp ! I found the macppc beta port and it's being wgot ..
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