I made a 3 Gb /opt in a separate partition and place this kind of stuff into
it. That way, when I upgrade, I just leave that partition alone and I don't
have to reinstall apps.
As far as WordPerfect goes, it must not be installed as root, otherwise it
creates icky security holes. The exact instructions are on linux.corel.com.
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> hey I got a quick question, when installing applications such as
> StarOffice, Wordperfect, etc.. Where do you want to install it to? (which
> dir?) I would like it so everyone can use it, which reminds me, do I need
> to be root when installing it?
>
> Thanks
> -Bill
