Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 17:17:45 -0500 From: Scott Corey <Scott@bsdprophet.org> To: vass D <vassd2000@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: best place for installing... Message-ID: <3B940189.E0C2E052@bsdprophet.org> References: <20010903220630.30882.qmail@web14708.mail.yahoo.com>
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1st: Being that you are such a newbie, you maybe should stick with the port/packages. Since they will install the program in the right directories. 2nd Usually all sources have a README file and a INSTALL file, that should be read before installing the program. 3rd Unless you really want a custom installation (i.e. maybe unstable) most files go into /usr/local/bin. It just depends on what you want in that program. You also can make a /bin in you home directory, but that is way far in advance of a newbie. Again I stress that you should use the ports/packages when installing a program. It is the best way to keep track of your programs, and make upgrading a lot easier. Rolling you own, should be left up to the gurus, or at least it is not for newbies. Scott vass D wrote: > > hi again. just an easy question i'm sure... > > there are some apps that dont go to the right > directories. Geotrace for example. if you untar > the source and make, it creates an executable > in the same place you have untared it, not in bin. > > same with mozilla i got today. if you untar (not port) > it just creates a dir (in the current directory) and > throws everything in it. > then you change to that directory, type mozilla and > it runs. > > now, the obvious thing is to create a link in the bin > dir for the executable. The question though is: > which is the best place to put the whole directory > that was created? /usr/lib? /usr/X11R6/lib ? or > some other place? > > i'm newbie and find it a bit confusing, especialy > the fact that there are more than one bin, lib etc. > like /bin /usr/bin ... > > i'm just trying to avoid making a mess... > > thanks and sorry for long post. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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