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Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report)
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Richard M. Stallman |
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Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report) |
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Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:05:18 -0400 |
/pkg relates more to the way this directory is used than /stow does,
but not as much as /installed. The crucial thing about this directory
is that it controls which packages are installed.
We could call it /installed, but standardly make a symlink to it named
/ins for those who want to save typing.
ams wrote:
I'm not particulary fond of /installed, it sounds as if this directory
contains packages that have been installed on the system once upon a
time, or a place where you can get a list of installed packages. It
doesn't sound as a place where you actually install packages.
The name could fit any of these, but that's ok. It is hard for
to completely express a complex concept with a single word, and
this does pretty well.
However, maybe /installation would be a little better. It focuses the
meaning on the real purpose rather than those other two similar ones.
The name /stow has no relation to the directory's usage (except for
the negligible few who happen to know what GNU stow does), so it is no
better than /pantry or /zoo for this purpose. It is a bad choice.
- Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report), (continued)