Comment directories (Score 1) 629
I think I understand the difference between /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, and ~/bin as far as installing applications, but then I get the programs that insist on /opt/bin, or even /var/opt.
On my desktop system, for the things I'm not compiling from source that demand /opt, I've redirected them to /usr/local. Have I committed a great philosophical error, oh wise ones?
On my desktop system, for the things I'm not compiling from source that demand