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On 03/09/2012 03:41 PM, Omer Zak wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 10:31 +0200, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Note that /opt is intended for software (and data) that is not a part
of the system/distro, is installed in a non-standard way, etc. This is
something you may want to keep intact, e.g., when you upgrade the base
system.
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What, then, is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?</pre>
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/opt - binary packages provided by third parties.<br>
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/usr/local - locally compiled and performed changes to the system,
done by the administrator<br>
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Shachar<br>
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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lingnu.com">http://www.lingnu.com</a>
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