On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 20:45, tester wrote: > On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 17:18, Julian Opificius wrote: > > Now you did it ... answered a question, and set up another ;-) > > > > What is /usr/local used for? > > > > > > /usr/local is used for programs. It is privileged access but not usually on root's >path though on the paths of users. If you download a tarball and do the > > ./configure > make > make install > > stuff, your binary will likely drop right onto /usr/local. > > The use of filesystems is standardized partially in a document called FHS 2.2 for >Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. It is incorporated by reference in the Linux Standard >base which we try to comply witrh. > > http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ gives you links to several formats of the FHS 2.2 > > http://www.linuxbase.org/ is where you will find other standards applicable to Linux >and links to the standardization efforts. You mught notice that one of the >contributors is Mandrakesoft. > > Civileme > > P. S. Note when you study the standards that many things are defined for the use of >local system administrators. Not every directory defined needs to be a separate >mounted partition, and in fact separating any one of the following directories from >the partition where / is mounted will result in an unbootable system > > /lib > /bin > /sbin > /etc > > For all you folks out there, what is the reason this will happen? Think about it >and I'll ask someone knowledgeable to provide the answer on Christmas. > > I just have to take the bait. The directories listed must be part of the root filesystem "/". They contain files/libs/executables that are needed at boot time when only / is mounted. If you watch a system boot, it mounts / first to start the init sequence. It's within that sequence that the rest of the filesystems get mounted. But at the early boot stages, only / is mounted, so of those programs are not located there.. you can't boot.
Simple enough. Ric > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/
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