[H-GEN] no /opt?

[Nikolai Lusan]

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Raymond Smith wrote:

> Does Debian usually have a '/opt'?[1] In the Linux world, where would I
> normally install an unpackaged binary distribution of an application?

No, no /opt. As for binary apps, if it is debian then grab a .deb from your
local mirror and dpkg will install it for you :)

> [1] Am I using Solaris too much?

I don't know, maybe. I believe that there are support groups for that kind of
problem ;)

Nikolai


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