Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The details are all explained in the FSSTND, which is now called >something else. When I first started 'playing' with Linux (early Slakware) I understood that the /usr/local directories were used for installing applications additional to the main /bin, /sbin etc pgms. I have noticed though that some installations now use /opt and SO4.0 seems to use /home for many of its files. What is the thinking behind this divergence from what I understood to be the FSSTND -- Using OS/2 Warp 4 FP6, Injoy and MR/2 ICE ----------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Lewis) Dorset Rough Riders Mountain Bike Club's head honcho. http://www.dorset-rough-riders.mcmail.com Sinatra, Gates, and GIRLS, might love CHICAGO, but I love OS/2. ----------------------------------------------------------- -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.