where do executables go after installation?

aristocratic · 10-07-2012, 11:29 AM

I just installed Tripwire using the traditional:

# ./configure
# make
# make install

No errors were generated. This may be a dumb question, but where does the executable file go after installation, and how do you execute it? Some tutorials say it gets put in /urs/local/bin, but I don't see it there.

okcomputer44 · 10-07-2012, 12:54 PM

Hi,

Well it depends on the application how it was configured.
Sometimes it goes into /opt for example my skype, openfire, puppet installations are there.

You can check the readme file in the application's directory or you could check the make file itself and you will see which directory used to install the files.

Laz

cfajohnson · 10-07-2012, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aristocratic

I just installed Tripwire using the traditional:

# ./configure
# make
# make install

No errors were generated. This may be a dumb question, but where does the executable file go after installation, and how do you execute it? Some tutorials say it gets put in /urs/local/bin, but I don't see it there.

At the command prompt use 'type':
Code:
type tripwire
Or look inside the makefile.

Or, after updating the database, use:
Code:
locate tripwire

EODSteven · 10-07-2012, 01:24 PM

I just installed it to see what I got...Hope this helps....
usr/etc for me.

aristocratic · 10-07-2012, 02:04 PM

"type tripwire" produces the following
-bash: type: tripwire: not found

locate tripwire produces no output.

Thanks, EODSteven, for downloading tripwire. I checked /urs/sbin and /var/lib and saw not evidence of tripwire. Also, there is no Readme file in the tripwire directory I downloaded. The makefile does specify a directory called /usr/bin/install, but I do not have this directory.

cfajohnson · 10-07-2012, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aristocratic

"type tripwire" produces the following
-bash: type: tripwire: not found

Did you run it as root? On my system, tripwire is installed in /usr/sbin, but I
used the distro's package manager. From source, I would expect it to be located
in /usr/local/sbin.

Quote:

locate tripwire produces no output.

Did you run 'updatedb' (as root) before using locate?

Did you look in the makefile to see where it was installed?

suicidaleggroll · 10-07-2012, 04:01 PM

Usually one of /bin, /usr/bin, or /usr/local/bin

If the binary is in your path, you can use "which" to find it:

Code:

which tripwire

"locate" will only work if you've recently run "updatedb". This usually runs daily, so it probably won't help for recently installed software. Of course you could always run an "updatedb" at any time as root to refresh the database.

chrism01 · 10-07-2012, 06:07 PM

Ultimately you could use 'find' to search the entire system ...
However, as mentioned by cfajohnson, I'd recommend using the pkg mgr instead of manual install IF its available via that route.

frankbell · 10-07-2012, 09:44 PM

I like whereis, as in whereis tripwire, to find applications, because it finds only executables.

The locate command will files with the program name, including libraries and documentation.