Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:33:00 -0700 (PDT) From: mike@hyperreal.org To: jkonecn@green-mfg.com (Joe Konecny) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: confused by directory structure Message-ID: <19990628183300.8891.qmail@hyperreal.org> In-Reply-To: <3777B8A6.2D08F0B3@green-mfg.com> from Joe Konecny at "Jun 28, 1999 02:02:14 pm"
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Joe Konecny wrote: > Being very new to fbsd I'm very confused by the directory > structure. When I d/l an app I have no idea on where I > should put it. It's generally best to put new things in /usr/local. Executable apps go in /usr/local/bin, for example. I'd make a directory called /usr/local/src and put downloaded source distributions there. There you can unzip/untar and compile the software there. If they've done a good job, 'make install' will put everything where it needs to go. You should always look at the Makefile(s) for anything you compile/install, though, to be sure things are going to go to a good place. Nowadays a lot of software comes with 'configure' (autoconf) scripts that take care of creating Makefiles tailored for your system, so you don't have to worry so much. Always read the INSTALL and README files that come with whatever you are installing, as the exact procedures will often vary. Also note that lots of things you might be likely to download and install are already in the ports collection. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ports.html http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ > Kinda like file manager in windows. I guess I have to install X for that? Not necessarily. If you have installed Pine, try invoking 'pilot' from the command line. If you have not installed Pine, try 'lynx file:///' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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