[SC.LUG] Folder names for a Linux desktop user

[Andy Crichton]

The linux "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard" http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ 

/usr/local = Locally installed software 
/opt = add-on application software packages.

I don't know where you are supposed to put locally installed software
application packages  :)

Most linux people use /usr/local , most sun people use /opt (hence open
office packages might use this path too). 

	I think the point is to put every "software package" in a consistent
place on all of your machines. This way you never have to remember where
things are , especially if you haven't needed to log on to the machine for
some time!

	More generally I would keep these separate (different partitions if
not disks/volumes)

1.) Core OS 
2.) Software
3.) Data

AC


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sc-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> [mailto:sc-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Richard Pineger
> Sent: 12 March 2004 14:00
> To: 'South Cheshire GNU/Linux Users'
> Subject: [SC.LUG] Folder names for a Linux desktop user
> 
> What are all the folder names in Linux supposed to mean and 
> where should I put new applications like OpenOffice1.1.0? I 
> put it in /usr/share/bin - is that acceptable or am I being a 
> philistine? 
> 
> I only discovered afterwards that the previous version had 
> been the only application in /opt/openoffice1.0.3.
> 
> Richard
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