Re: New user questions the 3rd time!

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From: Kent Tong
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 00:00

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terry@baldric.no.itg.telecom.com.au (Terry Dawson) wrote:

>Kent Tong (freemant@wr.com.au) wrote:

>: 10. Is /usr/local/bin obsolette in FSTND? There is nothing in this
>:     directory on my machine.

>No, it isn't obsolete. It is there for you to put any binary programs that
>you add to your system, it is for 'local binaries'.

What do you mean? Suppose I grab a package from the net and 
install it, should I install it into /usr/bin or 
/usr/local/bin?


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Kent Tong
Freeman Installer ==> http://www.netnet.net/users/freeman/

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