Re: manual software installation
On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:36, ChadDavis wrote:
> If I want to install software that isn't in a package, what is the
> Debian compatible method. I mean, where do I put the executables,
> where do I put the installation itself, etc. To be specific, I'm
> installing tomcat.
>
> If someone can tell me where to find documents that specify such
> Debian standards, I'd appreciate it.
I have a separate partition called /opt where I install all the commercial
software like matlab, mathematica, absoft fortran compiler etc., As Ken
already pointed, /usr/local hierarchy is also a good idea.
I am not aware of any standard locations for this issue. As FHS
(http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.pdf) says "Local placement of local
files is a local issue". It is completely up to the system admins.
raju
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