On Tuesday 05 June 2007 01:30, Curtis Rey wrote: > On Saturday 02 June 2007, Mohammad Bhuyan wrote: > > > "The KDE4 packages install into the /usr prefix hence KDE3 and > > > KDE4 can be installed at the same time." > > > > what does it mean by "/usr prefix"? > > /usr stands for "unix system resources".
That is at best a back-formation. The directory name "/usr" is historical and goes back at least to version 7 Unix from Bell Labs and is simply a classic Unix three-letter abbreviation for "user." At the time, it was where user's home directories conventionally resided. > ... > HTH, Curtis Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
