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`/usr/local/bin` is where manually installed packages go, and I've never seen it merged to `/bin` or `/usr/bin` on any *NIX system I've ever used. I use it all
by DaSHacka 2y ago
`/usr/local/bin` is where manually installed packages go, and I've never seen it merged to `/bin` or `/usr/bin` on any *NIX system I've ever used.
I use it all the time for custom scripts/programs I don't want the package manager to interfere with.
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- setopt 2y agoI am aware of its usage, but switched to installing things into separate folders in /opt many years ago. That way, it’s easy to uninstall stuff (rm the right subfolder), and you can install apps that don’t follow the Unix conventions into the same place (e.g. Matlab). You’re right though, I haven’t seen any mainstream distributions (i.e. no GoboLinux) that removes /usr/local.