What Directory Should I Install Programs in Linux?

What Directory Should I Install Programs in Linux?
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Where should I install programs on Linux?

The Linux Standard Base and the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard are arguably the standards of where and how you should install software on a Linux system and would suggest placing software that isn’t included in your distribution either in /opt or /usr/local/ or rather subdirectories therein ( /opt/<package> /opt/< …

Where is the program installation directory?

In Windows 10/8/7 OS, by default, software gets installed on your System Drive, usually C drive, in the Program Files folder. The typical path is normally in Windows 32-bit is C:Program Files and in Windows 64-bit is C:Program Files and C:Program Files(x86).

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