Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:42:02 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: "Jack Juil Harris, Jr." <me@jharris.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Install Directory Message-ID: <20001211084202.A14126@jonc.itouch> In-Reply-To: <NDBBKLDJKLFFBFKELEAKGEMICHAA.me@jharris.com>; from me@jharris.com on Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 10:06:54PM -0600 References: <NDBBKLDJKLFFBFKELEAKGEMICHAA.me@jharris.com>
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On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 10:06:54PM -0600, Jack Juil Harris, Jr. wrote: > There are plenty of good applications that are not part of "Packages" > > Where is a good place to install them? > /usr/local ? > /usr/home/ ? > /usr/local/etc ? > /usr/local/share ? > > I know I could install them anywhere but where is a "secure" place to do so. > > I dont want to have my trash all over the system. What you should do is to check whether the application you're interested in is in the ports system (/usr/ports). If it is, the ports system will allow you to build, install and deinstall all related files simply and cleanly. http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by" - Douglas Adams To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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