On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:36, ChadDavis wrote: > If I want to install software that isn't in a package, what is the > Debian compatible method. I mean, where do I put the executables, > where do I put the installation itself, etc. To be specific, I'm > installing tomcat. > > If someone can tell me where to find documents that specify such > Debian standards, I'd appreciate it.
I have a separate partition called /opt where I install all the commercial software like matlab, mathematica, absoft fortran compiler etc., As Ken already pointed, /usr/local hierarchy is also a good idea. I am not aware of any standard locations for this issue. As FHS (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.pdf) says "Local placement of local files is a local issue". It is completely up to the system admins. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
