Re: Debian dizzy

From: Christopher Browne (cbbrowne_at_acm.org)
Date: 12/20/04 

Date: 20 Dec 2004 02:43:13 GMT

Quoth Lawrence DčOliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>:
> In article <slrncs7623.4hu.postmaster@cardinal.haucks.org>,
> Bob Hauck <postmaster@localhost.localdomain> wrote:
>
>>Even then it is still a good idea to put
>>/usr/local and /home on separate partitions so it is easy to preserve
>>them across a reinstall.
>
> I wouldn't bother separating out /usr/local, since those items will
> probably need reinstalling anyway.

What? /usr/local does NOT need "reinstalling."

Linux distributions leave /usr/local for use in the _local_
environment, and therefore do not touch it.

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#THEUSRHIERARCHY

  "The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator
  when installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being
  overwritten when the system software is updated. It may be used for
  programs and data that are shareable amongst a group of hosts, but
  not found in /usr." 

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