[CLUE-Tech] distro question

[Angelo Bertolli]

> 1. Compile and build and install somewhere you put everything that is 
> non-standard... (/usr/local... /opt... whatever) -- you can obviously 
> do this on any Linux system.
>
You know, I've always been a little bit confused by the slight variances 
in how people use directory structures.  I mean, is there really 
something better about putting something in /usr/local vs /opt?  I've 
noticed things like ColdFusion install themselves in /opt.  I tend to 
put my custom programs and scripts in /usr/local.  I don't know why I do 
that, it just seemed right.  I've also seen stuff in /usr/pkg on other 
systems.  Another confusing thing is why some things are in /usr/bin vs 
/bin or /usr/sbin vs /usr/sbin.  And since /var is supposed to be 
variable data anyway, why is there a /usr/local/var ?  There seems to be 
too many places for things.

Angelo