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		njharman on March 27, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using /usr/local I(well really it's make install --prefix=/usr/local/python2.5) do the same thing in /usr/local. I don't see the need or point for /opt. I guess I'm socially unacceptable?

donw on March 28, 2009 [–]

I like /opt for one big reason: the default path for a lot of packages is /usr/local, so putting things in /opt can help protect them from being accidentally overwritten.

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