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Kevin F. Quinn wrote: |
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> The primary motivation for GoboLinux seems to be to make |
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> it easy to find which files go with which applications. You already |
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> have that information of course, in /var/db/pkg/.../CONTENTS. |
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Michael Weyershäuser wrote: |
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> Yes, if you come from windows the current scheme is pretty confusing |
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> because you are not used to it. But once you've understood it it is way |
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> better (at least in my opinion). Looking for a config file? Go look in |
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> /etc. Looking for documentation? /usr/share/doc has all you need. |
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> Binaries? /usr/bin is your place. |
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Just imagine all applications would spread there files randomly in some |
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subdirectories - if any at all - of the same path. |
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Where would you search for a temporary file? |
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What about log files? To be honest, i never found some really useable on a |
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Windows system, although i used this OS for quite some time. |
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What if you are on a multi-user-system? |
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Would you fix it the OS X way? with ~/Library? |
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Where in that directory would a special folder be found then? |
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As a simple example, i see no reason for Thunderbird to install it's files in |
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~/Library/Thunderbird instead of ~/Library/Application\ Support/Thunderbird |
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which for me is a sign that this approach renders systems useless in the long |
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run. |
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Package managers are there to keep the whole tree (/home, /tmp, /var/log and a |
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few others) clean, sorted, organized and provide a uninstall method, that |
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really works. |
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On OS X, if you install ProTools and uninstall it, you end up with a .DS_Store |
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file in every single folder...and so on and so on. |
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Using the "traditional" (latest revision of the FHS is from mid '04) has been |
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proven to work instead... |
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...if anyone wants to "learn Linux" and is confused there is the all-mighty |
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wikipedia which explains everything using a simple table: |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard |
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Cheers, |
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Daniel |
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