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Posted: May 15 2007,03:41

Well... from that page you referenced

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The original idea behind '/usr/local' was to have a separate ('local') '/usr' directory on every machine besides '/usr', which might be just mounted read-only from somewhere else. It copies the structure of '/usr'. These days, '/usr/local' is widely regarded as a good place in which to keep self-compiled or third-party programs. The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten when the system software is updated. It may be used for programs and data that are shareable amongst a group of hosts, but not found in /usr. Locally installed software must be placed within /usr/local rather than /usr unless it is being installed to replace or upgrade software in /usr.

Now I know why when you ./configure the prefix is usually set by default to /usr/local ... (it sounds a bit like /opt imo)

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Posted: May 15 2007,04:58

A bit, but applications installed to /opt should have their own subdirectories (typically self-contained packages), while /usr/local has the same setup as /usr with files from different packages installed into shared subdirectories.

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Posted: May 16 2007,06:16

Any docs can be removed;
If you copy your timezone data to /etc/localtime, you can delete all those too (/usr/share/timezones if I remember right) (~8mb)...

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Posted: May 16 2007,17:19

thanks.... now I understand more of linux, I think its cool, because is very easy when you know him... other question, how I can unistall the JWM, because I dont use it, and take much space my instalation...
how can I compress a mound HD drive?

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Posted: May 16 2007,19:15

Search for files with the name "jwm" and delete them.
Remove references to jwm in /home/dsl/.xinitrc.
Delete the switcher script, if desired.
Remove the "switch to JWM" line in /home/dsl/.fluxbox/menu.

I know there are a couple of other things that are specific to jwm, but I can't recall what they are. Basically, removing the executable and the command in .xinitrc will prevent it from running, but a poorly edited .xinitrc might cause a failure if you try to run jwm after it's removed. It's best to study that file a little and try to understand what it does so you can start X the way you want it.

No idea what your last question means.

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