Where Should Software Be Installed in Linux?
Contents Where Are Programs Installed in Linux? the Softwares Are Usually Installed in Bin Folders, in /Usr/Bin, /Home/User/Bin and Many Other Places, a Nice...
Where are programs installed in Linux?
The softwares are usually installed in bin folders, in /usr/bin, /home/user/bin and many other places, a nice starting point could be the find command to find the executable name, but it’s usually not a single folder. The software could have components and dependencies in lib,bin and other folders.
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Where should I install my software?
Windows installs the programs in Program Files folder in the Windows default drive. This place is good enough for the programs. Only when the default drive has no space left for installing programs, you can install in a second drive or partition.
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