Re: Linux File System

From: houghi (houghi_at_houghi.org.invalid)
Date: 02/28/05


Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:15:25 -0000

cc wrote:
>
> So far I have had some reasonable success at installing programs, both
> RPM and tar but I never know where to install things. All the different
> files confuse me usr, var, and so on. I have googled and cant find any
> decent info that I can understand. Is there any reading material that
> someone can suggest. Also, what is the best place to install a new
> program, RPM's just go to wherever they are supposed to be but when I do
> a tar, eg: openoffice in usr/local, I end up not being about to put an
> icon on the desktop because of a permission problem. I try to change it
> to no avail.
> Any assistance would be appreciated.

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