How to compare two strings in dot separated version format in Bash?

How to compare two strings in dot separated version format in Bash?

linux bash versioning

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Change Linux shared library (.so file) version after it was compiled

c++ linux g++ shared-libraries versioning

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Loading multiple shared libraries with different versions

linux gcc versioning shared-libraries dynamic-linking

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How can I test my Bash script on older versions of Bash?

linux bash integration-testing versioning

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Why do so many projects prepend "v" to the git version tags?

linux git versioning

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