When you install software in Windows XP a directory gets created for
the main program, with other files getting placed throughout the
\Windows\ directory structure, etc.

Does this work (generally) the same way under Linux?  Or are all the
necessary files installed in a single directory?


In Windows, programs are almost always installed by default in
C:\Program Files\.  Is the etc directory the corresponding directory
in Linux where programs are usually installed?

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Paul Martin wrote:
> When you install software in Windows XP a directory gets created for
> the main program, with other files getting placed throughout the
> \Windows\ directory structure, etc.
> Does this work (generally) the same way under Linux?  Or are all the
> necessary files installed in a single directory?
> In Windows, programs are almost always installed by default in
> C:\Program Files\.  Is the etc directory the corresponding directory
> in Linux where programs are usually installed?

Start by reading - or at least skimming - here:
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
Once you get familiar with that, you'll have a pretty good idea of
where things generally belong under Linux, and perhaps even why.

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On Mon, 29 May 2006 20:17:36 -0500, Paul Martin
<ironheadjones@verizon.net> wrote:
> When you install software in Windows XP a directory gets created for
> the main program, with other files getting placed throughout the
> \Windows\ directory structure, etc.
>
> Does this work (generally) the same way under Linux?  Or are all the
> necessary files installed in a single directory?
>
>
> In Windows, programs are almost always installed by default in
> C:\Program Files\.  Is the etc directory the corresponding directory
> in Linux where programs are usually installed?

Linux files are organized according to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
(FHS).  For details see http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html


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On 29 May 2006 19:27:36 -0700, "Michael Paoli" <michael1cat@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
>Start by reading - or at least skimming - here:
>http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
>Once you get familiar with that, you'll have a pretty good idea of
>where things generally belong under Linux, and perhaps even why.

An excellent resource; thanks a lot.  Nice short and sweet
illustration of why things the way they are.  Very, very helpful
towards understanding what's going on.

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