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Do we want /usr/libexec ?



Some upstream packages place auxiliary executables (i.e., executables
which are not called by the user/sysadmin himself) into /usr/libexec or a
subdirectory. 

Neither FSSTND nor FHS say anything about /usr/libexec. I think we should
say something in the policy manual about whether we like this directory or
not. 

If we don't like /usr/libexec, there are two possibilities: such
executables can be placed in /usr/lib or in /usr/bin.

I'd like to hear some opinions on this to prepare something for the next
policy weekly.


Thanks,

Chris

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