tmalloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
t> 1. Is is normally best to try something out in my home directory before
t> installing it as root? Will this always be possible?
It's often a good idea, though in the past I haven't necessarily. :-)
If you install things in /usr/local so that they don't
It is recommended that any local software -- not a debian package -- be
installed in /usr/local. dpkg/dselect ignores this directory(for the
most part). There is a file system standard the all linux dists are
supposed to follow. It is currently called the FSSTND, soon to be the
FHS. It should b
1. Is is normally best to try something out in my home directory before
installing it as root? Will this always be possible?
2. Should source file normally be (tar -zxvf *.tar.gz) in /, or /usr, or
/usr/local, or somewhere else? Do most programmers expect that you are
installing from a partic
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