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In which directory should I install programs on Linux?

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Mar 15, 20269772 views
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I use Linux for 2 years at my work and I still confused where should my installed programs remain. Now I use e.g. I've installed vim73 from sources there (reason not to use package manager is there is no 7.3 version of in my sources e.g. on my ). But all my programs I installed from sources previou…

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/opt/<program>

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Absolutely. It's called the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

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