In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , "Daniel E. Baumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was rumoured to have said about `` Where does Debian usually install stuff? '':
> I was reading through the installation manual as I am attmepting to install > potato. I am coming off of redhat and I know that they commonly install > everything under /usr so where does debian commonly install stuff, /var? > [snip] It depends on the package. The short answer is possibly anywhere in the filesystem, except /usr/local. /var, BTW is for files/directories which change often, such as spool directories and caches. Disclaimer: it's been some time since I last read the installation docs. Regards, sb. -- Stelios Bounanos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ..............7500000 years later: The Ultimate Answer is 42. (next mail will give the Question)
