On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 09:09 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 12:23 +0530, Jayesh Badwaik wrote:
Why will /opt have to go? I always though /opt was for installing custom software which you do not want to mix with other software (for example I have MATLAB and similar stuff installed there with each of them in its separate folder) and I guess, that is the one and only use of /opt and there is no other directory which does something similar, except for if you are talking about /local but then, /local has the purpose of being /local, it can be vendor- supplied local program which are specific to the machine and it will have /bin /etc /lib and stuff?
Good point!
Assumed I wish to use software "Xy version 1" and I want to install "Xy version alpha 2" too? Until now /opt is the place to do so.
PS: /local isn't the right place to install one of two different versions of the same software! This will cause conflicts!