Dotan Cohen wrote: > On 22/02/07, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Dotan Cohen wrote: >> > I intend to install Synce on FC6 to sync my Dell Axim x50v with >> > Kontact. I'm installing via tarballs as the rpms are two years out of >> > date. To where should I install the tarballs? Opt? Etc? Anywhere else? >> > Thanks. >> > >> I normally use the /usr/local tree. >> > > /usr/local already has stuff in it, and I'd like to keep the > tarball-installed stuff separate from the yum-installed stuff. > Actually, I was thinking about using /opt. My main concern is > dependancies: if a yum installed package needs package foo-1.0 and I > install a tarball that wants foo-0.9 then I want to be able to install > foo-0.9 in /opt with the tarballed stuff. > > Dotan Cohen > The /usr/local tree normally comes with a bunch of directories created, but empty. If you have files in these directories, you may want to run "rpm -qf <file name>" to see if they are from an RPM. Chances are, they are from non-RPM installs. You will also find that most packages will default to installing in the /usr/local tree. /usr/local/bin is usualy included in users path, and both /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/sbin are in root's path. I don't remember if /usr/local/lib is in ld.so's search path, so you may need to add it. Any libraries you install in the /opt tree will have to be added. (/etc/ld.so.conf.d) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
