topic Re: Third party software directory location in Operating System - HP-UX

Third party software directory location

Prabu_3 — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:14:25 GMT

I would like to know where should the third party software need to be installed on HP-UX 11.11(32 bit OS).Is there any directory preference for this, if so, let me know about it.

Re: Third party software directory location

Michael Tully — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:00:38 GMT

It depends entirely on where the product comes from. If it is an associated product of HP, then /opt
If not then /vendor (whatever vendor name) e.g. /oracle for oracle /informix for informix.
Other installations use /usr/contrib/bin or /usr/local/bin
Generally these are used for localised scripts.
It is irrelevant regarding 32 or 64 bit.

Re: Third party software directory location

Prabu_3 — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 02:05:37 GMT

what does "associated product of HP" means?. Does it mean that all the products released by HP?.

Re: Third party software directory location

Steve Steel — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 03:39:42 GMT

Hi

Assosciated product is hp SOFTWARE WHICH YOU CAN RUN BUT DO NOT HAVE TO SUCH AS THE JETDIRECT SOFTWARE

Steve Steel

Re: Third party software directory location

Geoff Wild — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:34:05 GMT

/opt/ is the general standard these days for binaries

With config files in /etc/opt/ and logging in /var/opt/

For example - CIFS (Samba)

/opt/samba
/etc/opt/samba
/var/opt/samba

Used to be /usr/local

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Third party software directory location

Petr Simik_1 — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:40:17 GMT

On commercial system is used

/opt/vendor - bins
/var/opt/vendor - logs
/etc/opt/vendor - configurations

This is the most typical setting of many installations on our systems from different vendors.