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On Sun, 2010-05-02 at 14:16 -0400, terry wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">notice there is look in /etc/etc/etc/..... or usr/root/where is it or </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">some such file. Is there a list that describes where all of this </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">knowledge is located to alleviate problems. Unless all distributions are </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">identical, 'get a good book on Linux' will not suffice.</FONT>
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Terry,<BR>
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I think what you're describing has been a problem for many years, one that has been actively worked by many Linux distribution vendors including Red Hat. The answer is the so-called Linux Standard Base, or LSB. It defines what goes in which directories. The most recent release in F13 is in the redhat-lsb-4.0-2 package. Suggest you Google "Linux Standard Base" for more complete information.<BR>
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--Doc Savage<BR>
Fairview Heights, IL
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