Re: Package names - Just Wondering

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On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 07:26:13 -0500,
  Steven Stern <subscribed-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I noticed this in yum today:
>
> Updating       : 1:cpuspeed-1.5-9.fc11.i586
>
> Why are some packages named like that?  Is the "1:" meaningful?

It is the epoch. It is higher priority than the version when comparing
packages for possible updating.

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