On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 01:15:11 +0200, 
Matevz Jekovec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I've seen some Linux distros not having /usr/*local*/bin in their
> path. (only /bin and /usr/bin for ordanary user). What is the main
> difference between /usr/local/something and /usr/something anyway?

..primarily that the distro package manager puts software everywhere 
_but_ in the /usr/local tree.  In here, we drop in non-standard stuff,
say tarballs in Red Hat, and tarballs and rpm's in Debian.

..some distros also use /opt in a similar way.  

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.


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