Re: untared directories

["Jean-Raymond.Chauviere" <Jean-Raymond Chauviere cetelem fr>]

Etienne de Bary wrote:
> 
> okay but after installing i still have the original directory,
> in /home/root, i still have the compressed archive too
> actually, can i delete these ?

Technically yes, but it will be a good idea to keep an archive
overall if you got it via modem.

> 
> >(Now switching to english because I haven't spoken or written
> >french in 8 years :-), if by a .tar.gz app you mean something you've
> >compiled yourself, they usually go under the appropriate directory
> >in /usr/local (in fact, GNU autoconf will put that as a default in the
> >configure script). So utilities would go to /usr/local/bin, libraries in
> >/usr/local/lib, if you'd compiled Window Maker it would
> >presumably go in /usr/local/share/WindowMaker.
> >On the other hand for compressed binaries (e.g. Star Office), you'd
> >have to create a directory (mkdir <application name>) under /opt,
> >as the /opt tree is specifically meant for binary-only applications.
> >There might be a few nuances I've missed, but this is the FHS
> >standard as described in my system's online documentation.
> >Adding things to your Panel menu is just a matter of figuring out
> >the executable name for your app and adding it to the menu using
> >the menu editor.
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >
> >Mart van de Wege
> 
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>         Etienne de Bary
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