[NTLUG:Discuss] Sysadmin type question: Where should programs go?

[Chris Cox]

Terry wrote:
...
> /opt

Don't use /opt.  /opt really is to be used by large
vendor supplied packages.  For example IF mozilla.org wants
their package to go into /opt fine... or (more likely) if
SUSE wants their Mozilla package to go into /opt (that's a
real example).  /opt really should NOT be used for
local/site assembled/distributed packages.  Use /usr/local
or something else.