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I downloaded 3.4 Beta 1 and 3.4 Bata 2 under Windows 7, and in both cases installing the beta version overwrote the stable version I already had installed, and even if I set it to install in a different folder the installer still removed the stable version. Similarly installing the DEB packages under Ubuntu removed the previously installed 3.3.2 packages.

Developer versions that are not recommended (and certainly in the case of Beta 1 completely unsuitable) for production use overwriting stable versions is bad practice for two reasons. Firstly it makes comparing the two versions very slow and difficult if the user has to uninstall and reinstall every time they switch between them. Secondly if the experimental version is not suitable for production use then the user needs to have a version installed for production use while testing it.

Can you please make sure that future developer builds are compiled to install in a separate folder and do not disturb previously installed stable versions.

Thanks

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