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My usr/local/src folder has gotten quite obese from all the binaries, installers and source codes that sit in it. Does anyone actually keep them? Do you keep them just for make uninstall?
LOL, I have the same thing. I usually end up deleting them after a few months or when I get the time or create a directory called saved and put the ones I want to save there.
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