On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 09:09 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 12:23 +0530, Jayesh Badwaik wrote: > > Why will /opt have to go? > > I always though /opt was for installing custom software which you do not > > want to mix with other software (for example I have MATLAB and similar > > stuff installed there with each of them in its separate folder) and I > > guess, that is the one and only use of /opt and there is no other > > directory which does something similar, except for if you are talking > > about /local but then, /local has the purpose of being /local, it can be > > vendor- supplied local program which are specific to the machine and it > > will have /bin /etc /lib and stuff? > > Good point! > > Assumed I wish to use software "Xy version 1" and I want to install "Xy > version alpha 2" too? Until now /opt is the place to do so. PS: /local isn't the right place to install one of two different versions of the same software! This will cause conflicts!
