Re: [LUG] Web browser query...

[Keith Abraham <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anton Channing wrote:

> Can anyone explain why:
>
> Mozilla is installed in the /usr/lib directory
>
> Firefox is installed in the /etc directory
>
> and
>
> Konqueror is installed in the /usr/bin directory?
>
> I mean, they are all web browsers, so why do they
> get installed to different directories?
>
> Anton
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On my (Debian) system all the executable files are in /usr/bin.

If you're new to Linux it's possible to get confused about which
is an executable file.

Read what you can about permissions and "is executable" in a Linux book.
It isn't difficult to understand. (Trust me!)

Keith


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