Answer by Jesse Chisholm for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
I have a slightly different take on this old topic.If I am working on a new tool that I intend to be a standard part of the OS.I install it to /usr/local and ask my local users to alpha test it.When I...
View ArticleAnswer by Anthony Rutledge for What is the difference between /opt and...
In summary, my gut answer ...Having used my fair share of FreeBSD since 2.2.6 and Red Hat Linux since version 9 .../usr/local == Old School Conventions/opt == New School ConventionsThe arrangement of...
View ArticleAnswer by Dani_l for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
I have a slightly different take on this issue.While everything in jlliagre's answer is correct, the practical application for me, when deploying software in a cluster, comes down to default...
View ArticleAnswer by James Kanze for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
First, I don't think there is a strict answer; differentadminstrators will have different opinions, according to theirbackground. Historically, /usr/local came first; it was theconvention in Berkley,...
View ArticleAnswer by jlliagre for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
While both are designed to contain files not belonging to the operating system, /opt and /usr/local are not intended to contain the same set of files./usr/local is a place to install files built by the...
View ArticleAnswer by Šimon Tóth for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
The basic difference is that /usr/local is for software not managed by the system packager, but still following the standard unix deployment rules.That's why you have /usr/local/bin,...
View ArticleAnswer by pepoluan for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
For me, personally, it's what Bill said in @philfr's link:On a development system, or a sandbox, having an /opt directory where you can just toss things and see if they work makes a whole lot of sense....
View ArticleAnswer by philfr for What is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
They are very similar indeed, and the use of one or the other is more a matter of opinion.Linux journal had this point/counterpoint discussion about this exact topic here.
View ArticleWhat is the difference between /opt and /usr/local?
According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, /opt is for "the installation of add-on application software packages". /usr/local is "for use by the system administrator when installing software...
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