On 12/7/2000 07:48, David Kehoe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Finally, one of the things I appreciate about apt-get is that I don't
> have to know where to install things. The biggest question I have about
> linux in general is where the hell things belong. With previous distros
> I have just installed things in my home directory, but learned the hard
> way that my approach wasn't the best. Can someone reccomend a book (or
> website, or readme file) that explains the thought behind the debian
> file structure? Particularly something that pays attention to WHY a new
> application should be stored in directory 'X'
Depends on how the package is set up. The bulk of the packages are put in
/usr and some are put in /usr/local. Anything you want to compile yourself
should be put in /usr/local.
As for a book, there's Running Linux (O'Reilly), Debian Unleashed (SAMS),
and Learning Debian GNU/Linux (O'Reilly). Don't forget to look at all the
documentation available on www.debian.org as well. You'll find the bulk of
what you're looking for in the developer section.
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