Where Should I Put Files in Linux?
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Where do you put files in Linux?

Linux machines, including Ubuntu will put your stuff in /Home/<username>/. The Home folder isn’t yours, it contains all user profiles on the local machine. Just like in Windows, any document you save will automatically be saved in your home folder which is always going to be at /home/<username>/.

Where should I put executables in Linux?

/usr/bin is the location for the OS supplied executables that are used by common users.

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