On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 06:33:57PM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote: > In my experience, /opt and /usr/local have slightly different functions. > /opt would be used for vendor applications, etc., whereas /usr/local > would be used for locally built tools, etc.
Adobe Acrobat and VMWare both install to /usr/local. Should they be in /opt or are there further considerations... What does /opt stand for? "Optional"? "Options?" What does /var stand for? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]