[Scilab-users] Coexistence of different versions

[Samuel Gougeon]

Le 20/02/2019 à 12:56, Samuel Gougeon a écrit :
> Hello Federico,
>
> Le 20/02/2019 à 03:46, Federico Miyara a écrit :
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm currently using Scilab 6.0.1 on Windows 7 with several projects 
>> in progress that I don't want to put at risk. But I'm anxious to give 
>> 6.0.2 a try. Is it safe to install it in other folder? I mean, can 
>> both versions coexist or it is necessary to uninstall 6.0.1 to 
>> prevent trouble?
>
> Yes, as written by Eric, you can install as many versions as you want, 
> official ones and development ones as well (to give them a try and 
> contribute to prevent bugs before official releases) without  any issues.
> This is a strong -- too little known -- asset of Scilab.

Important indication: All this is about Scilab /*on Windows*/.
For other OS, Linux distributions, etc, does it depend on packaging 
systems, that may -- or not -- require and/or perform -- the removal of 
former versions?
Feedbacks from other users would be welcome!

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