Why is S9 on Android v12 e/OS v2.3 and S9+ Android v10 e/OS 1.14t the

Thanks, very helpful.

Which file do I download though, there are two, a .zip or .img:

“download the latest /e/OS build for your device”
/e/OS stable star2lte download

This .zip

e-2.4.1-s-20241008439849-official-star2lte.zip

or this .img

recovery-e-2.4.1-s-20241008439849-official-star2lte.img

This post touches on this with regards the .img file, but I am unable to follow it completely, what is ‘recovery-e’ ?? :