Bug 11997

Summary:	does not separate systems binaries from user/optional/misc binaries
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	kervin pierre <kervin>
Component:	filesystem	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.2	CC:	rvokal
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Description kervin pierre 2000-06-08 22:16:18 UTC

does not separate systems binaries from user/optional/misc binaries

all programs are installed in /usr/bin.  Systems binaries as well as any
other binaries chosen during installation.  User should be given the option
to separate them

(i) Makes it very difficult for users to upgrade easily using source.
(ii) system administrators to integrate redhat into existing systems.

give users/administrators a choice to install gnome/kde/misc. apps
somewhere else.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-06-10 22:16:40 UTC

Users are free to install their own binaries in /usr/local, /opt, etc.
Programs shipped with the system are, by definition, system binaries,
and therefore installed in the normal directories.