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Linux programs don't normally do that, they put files in known places /bin, /etc /lib and so on
by horlux 6y ago
Linux programs don't normally do that, they put files in known places /bin, /etc /lib and so on
- encryptluks2 6y agoAnd the package manager knows exactly where all the files are unless they are just config files, which are generally in .config or .local/share, and they are a lot easier than to track than the Windows registry.
- TwoBit 6y agoSeems like "and so on" implies there are a bunch of places.
- ncmncm 6y agoThere are well-known places for well-known purposes. Your house has a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, "and so on". You don't keep your car or skilsaw in the ones listed, but there is a place for each.