I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old

Re:I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old by emteycz on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:10AM (#29189524)

If I am not writing all of my installation scripts by hand, because that would be really intense, then every folder gets filled with random bits of software.

Offering too many similar choices leads to mess. There's nothing fundamentally different between using one or more of these options and using the only option, except that in the second case there isn't any opportunity to make mess.

> You can do `configure --prefix=/Program\ Files/<app>` if you want.

Thanks for the tip! Can't do that with distro repo software though :-/

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Re:I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:30PM (#29192072)

Use Gnu Stow to keep the random bits contained in their own app directory that is symlinked into the /usr/local tree. Then you can manage everything without leaving orphan files behind.

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Re:I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old by emteycz on Thursday November 11, 2021 @06:13PM (#29194463)

Very cool

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Re:I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old by db48x on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:24AM (#29189730)

> then every folder gets filled with random bits of software.

What does that even mean? When you install something, you put it where you want it.

If you don’t like where your distribution puts files, choose a different one. Not all of them use the same convention.

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Re:I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old by emteycz on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:38AM (#29189927)

All (except aforementioned GoboLinux) use FHS.

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