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linuxbrew tryikg to install stuff at a non standard location like /home/linuxbrew makes me question their technical decisions to get started with it.

• hibbelig 8y ago
  I agree that `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew` looks weird, but `~/.linuxbrew` seems somewhat okay. Other locations like `/usr/local` or `/opt/linuxbrew` or somesuch might not be writable by the current user, and it seems they would like to avoid requiring root access.
  • h1d 8y ago
    How would /home/linuxbrew/ be writeable by a non root? Using /home/ like /opt/ is just weird. It seems the installer picks ~/.linuxbrew/ if the user doesn't have sudo privilege but no idea how it got to the conclusion of using /home/linuxbrew/ otherwise.
    • hibbelig 8y ago
      I agree with you about `/home/linuxbrew`. `/opt/linuxbrew` would be better.