Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:14:10 -0500 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: "Aaron" <click46@webpimps.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Suggested Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010823221410.01131a78@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <20010824025913.E23AF37B409@hub.freebsd.org>
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I believe it is assumed that directories & files (including "stuff") will be created and placed in the various user $HOME directories.... At 07:57 PM 8.23.2001 -0700, Aaron wrote: > > After months of using FreeBSD, there is only one area in which I am >still quite fuzzy. There seems to be no real standard place to >install "stuff". For example, when I installed Samba the other day, I >decided to use ./configure --prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr. Bad idea, I >realized, since my 88M / slice began to fill up and now nmbd core dumps >when stopped. > > So my question is, how does one make an informed decision as to where >to place what? I know all unices have different places for different >things - what are FreeBSD's? For example, what goes in /usr/local/ >and /usr? > >Thanks for any light you could shed on the subject. I know my question is >posed in the most elegant matter but I hope it makes sense. > >- aaron > >--------------------------------------------- >click46[wp] - AIM the click46 - ICQ 43450396 >webpimps.net | bsdatwork.com | nerdserve.net >moderator - o/c cooling forum @ hardforum.com > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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