fix(ui): ensure pre-releases are properly checked

[ReenigneArcher]

Description

• Compare each part of release versions
• Fix undefined variable
• Add info message when using a pre-release instead of stable
• CI fixes for if branch names contain parenthesis

Screenshot

Using second oldest pre-release:

Using current pre-release:

Current latest version w/ pre-release notifications disabled:

Current latest version w/ pre-release notifications enabled:

Old version w/ pre-release notifications disabled:

Old version w/ pre-release notifications enabled:

Issues Fixed or Closed

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Dependency update (updates to dependencies)
• Documentation update (changes to documentation)
• Repository update (changes to repository files, e.g. .github/...)

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have added or updated the in code docstring/documentation-blocks for new or existing methods/components

Branch Updates

LizardByte requires that branches be up-to-date before merging. This means that after any PR is merged, this branch
must be updated before it can be merged. You must also
Allow edits from maintainers.

• I want maintainers to keep my branch updated

[codecov]

Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 7.03%. Comparing base (c204b2c) to head (965814e).
Report is 161 commits behind head on master.

Additional details and impacted files

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