Guest wilburpan Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 I have been using Mandrake Linux 9.0 for all of 1 week now! Two superbasic questions that I cannot seem to find the answer to in all of the usual FAQs: 1. I have downloaded the Phoenix browser. I have figured out how to unpack it and made links to run the program. Currently the phoenix program folder is in my /home folder. Should there be another location for this folder? 2. In general, when I instal new software, where should/does it go? I have run some RPMs, but I don't know where the program files ultimately wind up. I guess I'm asking what the Linux quivalent of the Windows Program Files folder is. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MottS Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 1. I have downloaded the Phoenix browser. I have figured out how to unpack it and made links to run the program. Currently the phoenix program folder is in my /home folder. Should there be another location for this folder? If you did a 'make install' (as root) in the program's directory, the program is now in /usr/local/ or /usr/local/share. However, if you didn't type 'make install', all the stuff is in your $HOME directory. Here is a links answering your queston.. The important part is by YinYeti and is close to the end.. http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php...1617&highlight= 2. In general, when I instal new software, where should/does it go? I have run some RPMs, but I don't know where the program files ultimately wind up. I guess I'm asking what the Linux quivalent of the Windows Program Files folder is. You _should_ unpack the .tar.gz into /usr/local/src/. 'make install' on top of the program's directory will install the program in the Linux hierarchy. However, /usr/local/src is completely up to you. I myself have some stuff in /usr/local/src and a 'program' directory in my home directory... I guess it's up to you. Here is a quote from -> http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/basics/bfiles.html If you install a program in MS Windows, it usually stores most of its files in its own directory structure. A help file for instance may be in 'program name' or in 'program_namehelp' or in 'program namehoopyfrogturnip'.In Linux, programs put their documentation into '/usr/share/doc/program_name', man pages into '/usr/share/man/man[1-9]', info pages into '/usr/share/info'.That is they are merged with the system hierarchy. Hope this help a bit MOttS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilburpan Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 If you did a 'make install' (as root) in the program's directory, the program is now in /usr/local/ or /usr/local/share. However, if you didn't type 'make install', all the stuff is in your $HOME directory. Thanks for the reply. I "installed" phoenix by double clicking the downloaded file from the kde desktop, which gave me a new folder titled "Phoenix". If I move this folder, should I take out the phoenix binary file and put it in /usr/bin, and the rest of the folder in /usr/local? Or should I put the whole folder as is into /usr/local? My impression is that either one would work, but I do want to try to stick with established convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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