Is it Conventional to put libraries and include into standard directories like /usr/lib/ after installing a...
After installing mesa-12.0.0, I have the library and header files in
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/lib
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/include
Is it better to simply add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH or should I put them into more standard paths such as /usr/lib. What is the best way to put organize the package or both are ok ?
Thanks.
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After installing mesa-12.0.0, I have the library and header files in
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/lib
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/include
Is it better to simply add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH or should I put them into more standard paths such as /usr/lib. What is the best way to put organize the package or both are ok ?
Thanks.
software-installation libraries
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
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asked Jan 19 at 12:31
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After installing mesa-12.0.0, I have the library and header files in
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/lib
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/include
Is it better to simply add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH or should I put them into more standard paths such as /usr/lib. What is the best way to put organize the package or both are ok ?
Thanks.
software-installation libraries
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
133k17254417
asked Jan 19 at 12:31
scholar guyscholar guy
62
After installing mesa-12.0.0, I have the library and header files in
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/lib
~/Downloads/mesa-12.0.0/include
Is it better to simply add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH or should I put them into more standard paths such as /usr/lib. What is the best way to put organize the package or both are ok ?
Thanks.
software-installation libraries
software-installation libraries
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
133k17254417
asked Jan 19 at 12:31
scholar guyscholar guy
62
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
133k17254417
asked Jan 19 at 12:31
scholar guyscholar guy
62
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
133k17254417
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
133k17254417
edited Jan 19 at 13:05
Kusalananda
133k17254417
133k17254417
asked Jan 19 at 12:31
scholar guyscholar guy
62
asked Jan 19 at 12:31
scholar guyscholar guy
62
asked Jan 19 at 12:31
scholar guyscholar guy
62
62
What Operating System+
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What Operating System+
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What Operating System+
– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:12
What Operating System+
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You should not put in /usr/lib: don't mix OS stuff with locally installed stuff.
You can put them in /usr/local/, this is a shadow of /. It has /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include etc. You should also look into stow it will help you manage your local packages (Keep them separate from each other. While putting them all together.)
Or you can keep them in your home directory: stow can, optionally, help here also.
It is up to you, if you install globally (/usr/local/) or in user directory. Both can be shared with others. But by putting in /usr/local, they are automatically shared. And you need admin (root or …) access to install.
answered Jan 19 at 13:04
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Even/usr/localmay be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using/optor some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
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@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When/usrbecame a system directory.). I use/optto install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
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Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.
– Kusalananda
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You should not put in /usr/lib: don't mix OS stuff with locally installed stuff.
You can put them in /usr/local/, this is a shadow of /. It has /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include etc. You should also look into stow it will help you manage your local packages (Keep them separate from each other. While putting them all together.)
Or you can keep them in your home directory: stow can, optionally, help here also.
It is up to you, if you install globally (/usr/local/) or in user directory. Both can be shared with others. But by putting in /usr/local, they are automatically shared. And you need admin (root or …) access to install.
answered Jan 19 at 13:04
ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor
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Even/usr/localmay be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using/optor some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
1
@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When/usrbecame a system directory.). I use/optto install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
1
Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:14
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You should not put in /usr/lib: don't mix OS stuff with locally installed stuff.
You can put them in /usr/local/, this is a shadow of /. It has /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include etc. You should also look into stow it will help you manage your local packages (Keep them separate from each other. While putting them all together.)
Or you can keep them in your home directory: stow can, optionally, help here also.
It is up to you, if you install globally (/usr/local/) or in user directory. Both can be shared with others. But by putting in /usr/local, they are automatically shared. And you need admin (root or …) access to install.
answered Jan 19 at 13:04
ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor
11.8k42260
1
Even/usr/localmay be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using/optor some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
1
@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When/usrbecame a system directory.). I use/optto install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
1
Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:14
add a comment |
You should not put in /usr/lib: don't mix OS stuff with locally installed stuff.
You can put them in /usr/local/, this is a shadow of /. It has /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include etc. You should also look into stow it will help you manage your local packages (Keep them separate from each other. While putting them all together.)
Or you can keep them in your home directory: stow can, optionally, help here also.
It is up to you, if you install globally (/usr/local/) or in user directory. Both can be shared with others. But by putting in /usr/local, they are automatically shared. And you need admin (root or …) access to install.
answered Jan 19 at 13:04
ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor
11.8k42260
You should not put in /usr/lib: don't mix OS stuff with locally installed stuff.
You can put them in /usr/local/, this is a shadow of /. It has /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include etc. You should also look into stow it will help you manage your local packages (Keep them separate from each other. While putting them all together.)
Or you can keep them in your home directory: stow can, optionally, help here also.
It is up to you, if you install globally (/usr/local/) or in user directory. Both can be shared with others. But by putting in /usr/local, they are automatically shared. And you need admin (root or …) access to install.
answered Jan 19 at 13:04
ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor
11.8k42260
answered Jan 19 at 13:04
ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor
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ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor
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Even/usr/localmay be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using/optor some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
1
@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When/usrbecame a system directory.). I use/optto install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
1
Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:14
add a comment |
1
Even/usr/localmay be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using/optor some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
1
@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When/usrbecame a system directory.). I use/optto install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
1
Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.
– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:14
1
1
Even
/usr/local may be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using /opt or some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
Even
/usr/local may be out of bounds if you are on a system where the package manager installs software there (as on some BSDs). There's nothing stopping a local administrator from using /opt or some other top-level directory for locally managed software though.– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:08
1
1
@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When
/usr became a system directory.). I use /opt to install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
@Kusalananda I did not know that package managers install to there (how rude of them, did they not learn from earlier error?: When
/usr became a system directory.). I use /opt to install stuff that is designed to stay self contained: one dir per package.– ctrl-alt-delor
Jan 19 at 13:11
1
1
Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses
/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:14
Well, FreeBSD and OpenBSD does (NetBSD uses
/usr/pkg). And it makes sense. Packages are not part of the base system, so they are classified as "local software" since it's a local administrator that installs them.– Kusalananda
Jan 19 at 13:14
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