[techtalk] Differences between linux distributions

[Dan Nguyen]

On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 07:54:05AM -0500, Beverly Guillermo wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Dan Nguyen wrote:
> 
> > The "standard" way of doing it is to have the distribution install
> > everything in /usr, while leaving it up to the user to install stuff
> > in /usr/local
> 
> I believe there is a way to change the installation directory using a RPM
> option, is there not?

Evul RPM

> If not, you could always download the rpm-source file rather then
> a regular rpm file and rebuild it so it does go to any directory you
> want.

I don't use RPMs... or SRPMs


> > I really don't like /usr/local, infact I don't have any programs
> > installed there.  I tend to use /opt/<package>, that way a quick rm
> > -rf /opt/<package> will delete all trace of it.  If it really is
> > deserving to be installed on my system... it get's packaged, that way
> > I can uninstall it when I get bored of it...
> 
> I've never installed in the /opt directory.  What about configuration
> files, how does that put into effect for /opt?  Most of the configuration
> under /usr/local go into /usr/local/etc .

Each package has a /opt/<packagename>/etc etc....


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