Tom writes: > Wouldn't it be possible to utilize /opt for big packages (open office, > mozilla, KDE, Gnome, Java) and still leave /opt for system > administrators?
That would violate the FHS. /opt was invented by the proprietary Unices. The FHS includes it as a concession to some proprietary programs sold by vendors too lazy to port them properly. > I kind of like the idea of putting what you need for the basics in /usr > and the cool applications in /opt and spread it around a little bit. BSD puts all "non-system" stuff under /usr/local. > I guess there's really no valid reason for going one way or the other but > that it's more important to have an agreed to schema when setting up > files. We have one. It's called the FHS and Debian adheres closely to it. Install debian-policy and look at /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/fhs/fhs.html/index.html . -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
