Answer by cp7781 for /usr/local or /opt?
If you recompile a software provided by your operating system distribution, to leverage several architecture advantages specific to your very own machine, use /usr/local.If you add a piece of software...
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Here is how I do interpret the FHS standard:/usr/local is for locally built or locally installed files, whether packaged or not that somewhat become part of that instance of the Operating System./opt...
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I put everything in a private directory and then use GNU stow.So, I'll install package X.ver to /BASE/stow/X.ver. GNU stow will then combine all the packages (with symlinks) into /BASE/bin, /BASE/lib,...
View ArticleAnswer by Nicolás for /usr/local or /opt?
Just as additional interesting info: The original meaning of /usr/local is that if /usr is network-mounted (single /usr shared across multiple computers), /usr/local would be a separate filesystem...
View ArticleAnswer by lajuette for /usr/local or /opt?
Everything that has to be compiled & installed Unix-style and complies to FHS ->/usr/localEverything else (e.g. a java web-application that comes with it's own applicationserver and loads of...
View ArticleAnswer by Kyle for /usr/local or /opt?
Solaris used /opt a lot. Many modern Linux distros now expect packages in /usr/local/. The idea is the same - a place to put software that makes this machine do what it does, as opposed to the...
View ArticleAnswer by Lee for /usr/local or /opt?
The way I do it is that if it requires a prefix to itself OR it's a binary package, I go for /opt (which is pretty much the Solaris way). If i'm compiling from source /usr/local is how I go.
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How do you generally proceed for your package installations on Linux, for packages that are not part of your distrib's repos?On my side I am used to install in /opt. But since, I saw this doc on the...
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