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On the other hand, "what's the point of this apparently pointless complexity?" is a very good question.

• qwertyuiop924 11y ago
  That's my point. On linux, there really is no distinction between /bin and /usr/bin. /usr/local/bin is different, as it's the designated location for stuff you install from source. /sbin is also different, because that's where you want your recovery tools. Although usually you'll boot into a livecd for recovery these days, so it's kind of moot. Again, this about the only thing that systemd, fdo, etc. and I agree on.
  • digi_owl 11y ago
    > Although usually you'll boot into a livecd for recovery these days, so it's kind of moot. thats taking a very "desktop" view on things. Many more systems run as headless installs in some rack somewhere.
    • qwertyuiop924 11y ago
      Good point, actually. Sorry. I'm not a professional, so I've got less experience with that.