On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 11:46:37AM -0700, David Christensen wrote: > debian-user: > > Is there a canonical location for build/installing system-wide > software from source tarballs? For example, Java SDK and FreeCiv: > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html > > http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
My guess would be /usr/local. Either there, or in /opt, though I prefer /usr/local for building from source/installing. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn..net gpg public key: http://www.gregn..net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130918215744.ga32...@gregn.net
