> > > > > > How about this? By default, /var/apt is symlinked to /usr/local/apt. > > Can Debian use /usr/local by default ?? > > no, debian packages *may not* use /usr/local. it is expressly forbidden - > /usr/local is for the local sysadmin's use ONLY. Right, the the as for /opt. And please don't add syslinks. We needed years to get /usr/spool and /usr/tmp out of the way. MfG, Hartmut