On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 17:12, Tom wrote: > 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?"
according to fhs it's definitely /opt > What does /var stand for? I guess variable (fhs says: /var contains variable data files) see http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/ erik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
