Re: KDE team doesn't like Debian dist.?
On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Ted Harding wrote:
> > What a nightmare!
> > Things in /opt should be "installed" in /opt/bin, /opt/lib, /opt/man,
> > ecc. using symlinks and/or wrappers.
> > Well done upstream packages which use /opt should carry an utility to
> > install symlinks and wrappers in /opt/* or /usr/local/* at wish.
> >
> > The /opt idea is to isolate upstream packages from peculiarities of
> > different OSes, not to pollute users' namespace.
> >
> > Check the FHS-2.0
>
> In my humble opinion /opt has another very useful and practical function.
>
> You can mount a whole new disk partition on /opt, when your original /usr
> partition is getting full. Since some of the commercial packages not only are
> designed to install under /opt by default, but also are big (~100MB), this is
> useful. Just buy a new HD and mount it on /opt.
>
> Then you can set all the symlinks from /usr you like -- they don't take up much
> space.
>
Isn't this what the Linux FS standard says /usr/local/ is for?
Rich.
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