3 ms·
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why they want to bring everything into /usr/ instead of bring everything in /usr/ out? While we're simplifying, it seems coun
by haldean 15y ago
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why they want to bring everything into /usr/ instead of bring everything in /usr/ out? While we're simplifying, it seems counterintuitive to put everything deeper in the filesystem. Why not move /usr/bin into /bin, /usr/lib into /lib, etc?
- JoshTriplett 15y agoBecause it provides a nice top-level split between /etc (configuration), /usr (package-manager's domain, read-only), /var (persistent read-write data), /home (user data), and /run (temporary runtime data). /usr contains a pile of directories other than /usr/bin and /usr/lib, which shouldn't necessarily spread across /.
- ww520 15y agoWhat is /opt historic for? I usually install 3rd party software there.
- JoshTriplett 15y ago"stuff outside the domain of the package manager". Almost entirely redundant with /usr/local, except that /usr/local works for relatively well-behaved software that uses the standard directories like bin and lib, while /opt mostly contains software so broken that it wants to install in one big directory named after the software package.