How to tell which NS8 version is running on a node?

Hi,

exploring core updates I wanted to check the exact NS8 version (8.?.?) was running on a node. Somehow I can not seem to find it in the ‘About’ box, Nodes, Cluster Status, settings or anywhere else in the cluster manager. Or did I simply miss it?

TIA

AFAIK the versioning like 8.x is just for the Github milestones, see for example NethServer · GitHub and check the developer handbook for more information.
The important one is the core version.

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Ok, understood, but would it be more ‘natural’ to simply show the exact software version of a node in the node details? e.g. “Nethserver 8.6.3.11.0”? Another reason for asking is, if different ‘core versions’ of NS8 can work in the same cluster?

TIA

ps. Maybe add to this?

You could check it in the core apps:

The Github milestones like 8.6 are not yet reflected in the code.

If you want to join a node with lower version to a cluster you get this:

And if you update the core of a cluster via Software Center, usually all nodes are updated. If a node isn’t reachable there’s an error and the update is cancelled.

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