Thanks, and I discovered the Standard after posting. --- Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The file locations for applications can often be > modified before compilation > (via the configure script). For packages like RPM > and DEB, there is no need to > worry about where the files go. Just install the > package and run the app. > > Remember that you should be using Mandrake or > compatible (e.g. Red Hat) > packages. Other packages will probably work, but > then again they may not. YMMV. > > The Filesystem Heirarchy Standard, part of the Linux > Standard Base, seeks to > make file locations standard across distros. > > > On Fri, 7 Sep 2001 17:29:32 -0700 (PDT), Peter > Rymshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Thanks for all the information and pointers, and > my > > apologies to all for all the verbal handwringing. > > > > I have just one specific question. Since these > > directories *are* standardized (although moved > around > > a bit from one distr to the next, I think) does > that > > mean that when I install a software package that > all > > of the files will automatically go to their > correct > > directories, and that I don't need to worry about > > this? I was under the impression that that was > true > > (and a big advantage) of RPM packages, which would > > imply that it isn't true for others. Do I need to > > worry about this? > > > > > > > > --- "Michael D. Viron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > At 02:40 PM 09/07/2001 -0700, you wrote: > > > >I'm overwelmed with the combination of newness > and > > > >choice in this Linux world, although it's > generally > > > >what I hoped for and I assume that it will just > > > take > > > >time. > > > > > > > >But one thing that I think is getting in my way > is > > > the > > > >file system structure. First, I can't identify > what > > > >kind of file something is by its extension. > > > Linux files actually don't have extensions (or > at > > > least not the 3 character > > > extensions that dos is famous for), unless they > are > > > shell scripts > > > (typically .sh), web files (usually .php, .html, > or > > > .css), image files > > > (.gif, .jpg, .png), audio files (.mp3 or > possibly > > > .ogg), or archives > > > (.tar.gz, .tgz, .bz2, or .zip) > > > > > > Second, I > > > >don't know what kinds of files belong in etc > say, > > > or > > > >bin, or whichever. If it's an executable, > should be > > > be > > > >in home/bin, user bin, home/peter, ...? > > > > > > /etc is typically used for system initialization > > > scripts (/etc/rc.d/*), > > > configuration files (.*rc and *.conf, and > sometimes > > > conf.*), and home > > > directory skeletons for the useradd command > > > (/etc/skel/*). > > > > > > Executables are placed into many directories, > which > > > include /bin, /sbin, > > > /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/local/bin, > > > /usr/local/sbin, /opt, and sometimes > > > under /usr/X11/bin and /home/$user/bin. > > > > > > /usr/local is the suggested place for software > that > > > you've compiled > > > yourself from source .tar.gz or .tgz files, > although > > > some people also place > > > this under /home/$user/bin . /usr/X11 is > usually > > > used only for GUI based > > > Xwindows programs (not always true, but > usually), > > > while the other bin > > > directories (/bin,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin, and /sbin) > > > usually contain command > > > line oriented programs. > > > > > > Then you have /var which contains log files for > > > various servers (/var/log) > > > and spools stuff for various servers (such as > > > incoming and outgoing e-mail > > > and so forth -- /var/spool), and which sometimes > > > contains the web server > > > root directory (/var/www/) > > > > > > /tmp is a global temporary directory, /dev is a > > > directory with a lot of > > > device files (stuff you don't want to delete), > /root > > > is the super-user's > > > home directory. > > > > > > > > > And what is > > > >Lib? I thought at first that this was a library > > > >section for documents, but see that it seems to > be > > > for > > > >certain kinds of executables (files that other > > > files > > > >need?) > > > > > > /usr/lib and any other lib directories contain > > > library (.so) files which > > > allow you to run other programs. They are > roughly > > > equivalent to window > > > .dll files. > > > > > > Docs are available for most everything -- they > can > > > be found under /usr/doc, > > > or /usr/share/doc or you can visit the > linuxdoc.org > > > website which has all > > > the HOWTo's, guides, and FAQs you could really > ever > > > want to read. If you > > > want reading beyond that, I'm sure there are a > lot > > > of people on list that > > > can suggest a number of books to read. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > -- > > > Michael Viron > > > Registered Linux User #81978 > > > Senior Systems & Administration Consultant > > > Web Spinners, University of West Florida > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > MandrakeSoft? > > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan. > "There are two major products that come from > Berkeley: > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a > coincidence." > -- Jeremy S. Anderson > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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