If you install any programs, most likely it will put its binaries in /usr/bin and the libraries in /usr/lib.
If you want to compile and install any source code you have downloaded you have to do:
--> go to its folder
>./configure
>make
-->become superuser
>make install
It should install its files directly in /usr.
If you are compiling a program of your own and you want to install it, you should either put in a folder that is in the PATH or copy it to /usr/bin.
I'm not sure what you really want to know, hope this helps.
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