Where are programs installed in Ubuntu?

If there are configuration files, they are usually in the user’s home directory or in /etc.

The C:\Program Files folder would be /usr/bin in Ubuntu.

/bin looks more like C:\windows .

Where does Linux install programs?

It is because linux move the installed file to directories separately based on their type.

• Executable goes to /usr/bin or /bin .
• Icon goes to /usr/share/icons or on ~/.local/share/icons for local.
• Whole application (portable) on /opt .
• Shortcut usually on /usr/share/applications or on ~/.local/share/applications.