AlexPewMaster to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoWhat is the /opt directory?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the /opt directory?AlexPewMaster to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
I’ve seen a lot of self-hosted software wanting to store their data in /opt, is there any reason why?
minus-squareStrit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·8 months agoIt is very arbitrary. Some/most non-free applications usually drop stuff into /opt, so it does not spread all over the filesystem. It makes sense if the application was not developed with Linux in mind, like Discord, Teamviewer etc.
It is very arbitrary. Some/most non-free applications usually drop stuff into /opt, so it does not spread all over the filesystem. It makes sense if the application was not developed with Linux in mind, like Discord, Teamviewer etc.