Subj : Contemplations?
To   : Robert Wolfe
From : Jeff Smith
Date : Wed Oct 17 2018 07:18 pm

Hello Robert,

>> The one issue is for bbbs or for that matter any s/w is, can you select
>> exactly
>> where to install it ?

>By default, IIRC, it unzips to 'bbbs' in whatever directory you unzip it to. S
> if you unzip it in /home/myhome, the directory it creates is
>/home/myhome/bbbs/.  I am sure that with some tweaking that can be changed onc
> the files are unpacked.

Since I have a preference that BBBS runs out of the user directory as in
/home/bbbs I installed BBBS to use and install to that directory and 
created the user "bbbs" and told Linux to use the pre-existing bbbs home 
directory.

A number of programs default to installing to a /home/<user>/<program>  while 
others are hard coded to install to a predetermined directory and refuse to 
install IF the install directory already exists. 

Jeff

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