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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Filesystem Hierarchy Standard - Reference Poster / Cheatsheet [Dark mode in details] (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by callcc to c/[email protected]

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Hey, I've recently designed a Poster about the FHS since I often forget where I should place or find things. Do you have any feedback how to make it better?

I updated the poster: https://whimsical.com/fhs-L6iL5t8kBtCFzAQywZyP4X use the link to see online.

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[–] prYsm 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What would a use case be for

>/usr/bin

versus

/usr/local/bin

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Binaries in the former are installed by the OS/package manager, binaries in the latter are installed manually by the user, for example by compiling from source and running make install

[–] prYsm 3 points 11 months ago

Great. Now I gotta refactor some scripts.