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Timestamp:
05/30/2005 09:44:19 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Randy McMurchy <randy@…>
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Removed excess spaces from the ends of lines in the source files

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    2222  LFS based system.</para>
    2323
    24   <para>In traditional Unix systems, <filename>/usr</filename> usually 
     24  <para>In traditional Unix systems, <filename>/usr</filename> usually
    2525  contains files that come with the system distribution, and the <filename>
    26   /usr/local</filename> tree is free for the local administrator to manage. 
    27   The only really hard and fast rule is that Unix distributions should not 
    28   touch <filename>/usr/local</filename>, except perhaps to create the basic 
     26  /usr/local</filename> tree is free for the local administrator to manage.
     27  The only really hard and fast rule is that Unix distributions should not
     28  touch <filename>/usr/local</filename>, except perhaps to create the basic
    2929  directories within it.</para>
    3030
    3131  <para>With Linux distributions, like Red Hat, Debian etc. a possible rule is
    32   that <filename>/usr</filename> is managed by the distribution's 
    33   package system and <filename>/usr/local</filename> is not.  This way the 
     32  that <filename>/usr</filename> is managed by the distribution's
     33  package system and <filename>/usr/local</filename> is not.  This way the
    3434  package manager's database knows about every file within
    3535  <filename>/usr</filename>.</para>
    3636
    37   <para>LFS users build their own system and so deciding where 
    38   the system ends and local files begin is not straightforward.  So the choice 
     37  <para>LFS users build their own system and so deciding where
     38  the system ends and local files begin is not straightforward.  So the choice
    3939  should be made in order to make things easier to administer.  There are several
    4040  reasons for dividing files between <filename>/usr</filename> and
     
    4343  <itemizedlist>
    4444    <listitem>
    45       <para>On a network of several machines all running LFS, 
    46       or mixed LFS and other Linux distributions, 
     45      <para>On a network of several machines all running LFS,
     46      or mixed LFS and other Linux distributions,
    4747      <filename>/usr/local</filename> could be used to hold packages
    4848      that are common between all the computers in the network.  It can be
    49       NFS mounted or mirrored from a single server.  Here local 
     49      NFS mounted or mirrored from a single server.  Here local
    5050      indicates local to the site.</para>
    5151    </listitem>
    5252    <listitem>
    53       <para>On a network of several computers all running an identical 
    54       LFS system <filename>/usr/local</filename> could hold 
    55       packages that are different between the machines.  In this case local refers 
     53      <para>On a network of several computers all running an identical
     54      LFS system <filename>/usr/local</filename> could hold
     55      packages that are different between the machines.  In this case local refers
    5656      to the individual computers.</para>
    5757    </listitem>
    5858    <listitem>
    59       <para>Even on a single computer <filename>/usr/local</filename> can 
    60       be useful if you have several distributions installed simultaneously, and want 
     59      <para>Even on a single computer <filename>/usr/local</filename> can
     60      be useful if you have several distributions installed simultaneously, and want
    6161      a place to put packages that will be the same on all of them.</para>
    6262    </listitem>
    6363    <listitem>
    64       <para>Or you might regularly rebuild your LFS, but 
    65       want a place to put files that you don't want to rebuild each time.  This way 
    66       you can wipe the LFS file system and start from a clean 
     64      <para>Or you might regularly rebuild your LFS, but
     65      want a place to put files that you don't want to rebuild each time.  This way
     66      you can wipe the LFS file system and start from a clean
    6767      partition every time without losing everything.</para>
    6868    </listitem>
     
    7272  /usr/site</filename>, rather than <filename>/usr/local</filename>?</para>
    7373
    74   <para>There is nothing stopping you, many sites do make their own trees, 
     74  <para>There is nothing stopping you, many sites do make their own trees,
    7575  however it makes installing new software more difficult.  Automatic installers
    7676  often look for dependencies in <filename>/usr</filename> and
    7777  <filename>/usr/local</filename>, and if the file it is looking
    78   for is in <filename>/usr/site</filename> instead, the installer will 
     78  for is in <filename>/usr/site</filename> instead, the installer will
    7979  probably fail unless you specifically tell it where to look.</para>
    8080
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