[NTLUG:Discuss] what is /var/lib ??

[Chris Cox]

Stuart Johnston wrote:
> Richard Geoffrion wrote:
>>/lib is for library files...so what is /var/lib for???
> 
> This hierarchy holds state information pertaining to an application or the system. State information 
> is data that programs modify while they run, and that pertains to one specific host. Users must 
> never need to modify files in /var/lib to configure a package's operation.
> 
> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARLIBVARIABLESTATEINFORMATION

Often times contains little things like package update databases, etc. :)
On a SUSE box that isn't removing updates as they are applied, it can
get quite large.