/usr/share

sulekha · 12-16-2008, 04:43 AM

Hi all,

the following is the explanation i have read about /usr/share in a book

Data for installed applications that is architecture−independent and can be shared between systems. A number of subdirectories with equivalents in `/usr' also appear here, including `/usr/share/doc', `/usr/share/info', and `/usr/share/icons'.

how correct is this explanation ?

secesh · 12-16-2008, 06:50 AM

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HighQuality-Apps-HOWTO/fhs.html

Quote:

/usr/share/doc, /usr/share/man

The "share" word is used because what is under /usr/share is platform independent, and can be shared among several machines across a network filesystem. Therefore this is the place for manuals, documentations, examples etc.

I'd say your explanation is fairly good.

ryedunn · 12-30-2008, 08:58 AM

That being said, would it be purdent for me to store my music files in /usr/share/mp3 on a server?

I know many people might want to put these in a /home dir but which would best follow the FHS?