On 04/03/13 23:41, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > On 03/04/13 11:31, Ed Greshko wrote: >> That is because you haven't put anything there..... >> >> I have plenty of stuff in /usr/local which I've built manually since they >> were either home-grown or didn't have rpms to install. Put it there and it >> is available to all users. > > Yes I figured that, but didn't know what they were for. I have a directory > /home/bobg/apps that I created to put stuff in. I just keep copying that into > new installs. Convention is to use /usr/local/ then? >
Yes, if you want others using the system to have access. Also, if you build some apps from their tar files and they have a "configuration" script the process normally defaults to .... configure make make install And "make install" by default puts the needed things in /usr/local whatever.... -- From now on, at least during winter time, Im going to blame all spelling an grammar erros on the cat sitting on my chest every time I sit down at the computer.... -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
