Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "K. Mike Bradley" <kmb@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:21:07
Message-Id: 000301c6687a$be29d830$0300a8c0@samantha
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] GnuPG Trouble - Found Problem, Need Solution by Alexander Skwar
1 I wonder if anyone can explain why /usr was created?
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3 It has a /bin and /sbin with similar binaries as the root equivalents.
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5 I have read that it's called the secondary hierarchy and it's sharable and
6 meant to be read only (these days) ... but what is it for and why do we have
7 duplication of /bin and /sbin?
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9 Thanks.
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Replies

Subject Author
[gentoo-user] Initramfs question "K. Mike Bradley" <kmb@××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr Justin Findlay <jfindlay@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>