The following table shows the versions available for Linux and Microsoft Windows.
|
Subversion |
Apache |
Trac | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Current |
1.4.5 |
2.2.6 |
0.10.4 |
|
Microsoft Windows |
1.4.5 |
2.0.61 |
0.10.4 |
|
Linux Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
1.3.1 |
2.0.55 |
0.9.3 |
|
Linux Ubuntu 7.10 |
1.4.4 |
2.2.4 |
0.10.4 |
|
Linux Debian |
1.4.2 |
2.2.3 |
0.10.3 |
It is obvious from the table above that there is a noticeable disparity in the versions available for the detailed platforms. Microsoft Windows has more flexibility than the other platforms in that it can easily run the latest version of all the components; however, as is apparent in the Appendices that cover installation steps, installation of the packages is far more easier on the other platforms.
Although we can use the latest/current versions of all the components on Linux, it is generally good practice to stick with packaged versions of software unless absolutely necessary. Therefore—with the exception of Trac itself—we will continue that practice. For Microsoft Windows we have...