"The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when installing software locally" means software that is *not* installed using the normal packaging system. The packaging system will not install to that location so it is safe to put things like self-built gnucash there.
Colin On Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 22:16, chris graves <mohaveba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I guess I'm confused, when I read the FHS, I see: > > 4.9.1. Purpose > The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when > installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten when > the system software is updated. It may be used for programs and data that are > shareable amongst a group of hosts, but not found in /usr. Locally installed > software must be placed within /usr/local rather than /usr unless it is being > installed to replace or upgrade software in /usr. > > > On Oct 26, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Frank H. Ellenberger > > <frank.h.ellenber...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi David, > > > > Am Sa., 26. Okt. 2019 um 15:58 Uhr schrieb David Cousens > > <davidcous...@bigpond.com>: > > : > > (only conflict is usually if you > >> have installed an earlier version from the distribution software repository > >> which installs to /usr/local > > : > > > > If that is right, you should file a bug report against your distribution. > > /usr/local is a forbidden place for them (FHS). They should install into > > /usr/. > > > >> David Cousens > > > > ~Frank > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
