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Mintupdate has the new and old package catagory reversed.

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
50/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the reversed version labels in mintupdate 7.0.7 and trace the package display entry point responsible for the new and old categories. Done means the newer package version appears under “new version” and the older version under “old version,” with the displayed comparison matching the screenshot’s intended result.

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Description

Version: mintupdate 7.0.7

Description: The new and old version is swapped.
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Desired Result: The new version should be under new version, and the old version should be under the old version.

Effect on the User: Nothing except for a lot of confusion.

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