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Differences between the many lib folders in Linux
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What's the difference between the many libs in Linux system? (/lib, /usr/lib, /var/lib, /usr/share/lib, etc, etc). I know it's handled automatically by synaptic whenever I install an application, but in case I want to be a Linux developer, I sure need to know where to put my application libs in the…
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Typically, your software will be installed either under /, or /usr, or /usr/local. This is called the "prefix". / is typically reserved for the most critical operating system programs. /usr/ is reserved for use by package managers. Therefore, when y…
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