What is opt used for in Linux?

According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, /opt is for “the installation of add-on application software packages”. /usr/local is “for use by the system administrator when installing software locally”. These use cases seem pretty similar.

How do I use opt in Linux?

Follow the below steps:

1. type cd / and click enter (this will navigate you to the root folder).
2. type cd opt and click enter (this will change the current directory to the opt directory).
3. type nautilus . and click enter.

14 янв. 2014 г.