>sage
│ SageMath version 9.8.rc1, Release Date: 2023-02-05 │
│ Using Python 3.10.9. Type "help()" for help. │
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┃ Warning: this is a prerelease version, and it may be unstable. ┃
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sage: ver = installed_packages()
sage: ver['maxima']
'5.45.0.p0'
But maxima 5.46 was released long time ago. Almost one year ago in April 13, 2022.
Any chance that 9.8 will use the latest version instead?
--Nasser