I am rather new to Debian file system placing convention. I see that configuration files for applications are usually stored in /etc/{application_name}/
Is this a "go-to" place when storing actual files of the application?
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Just for a thought, but look for an applications that uses a similar technologies to what you are creating that are already in the Debian repo. Look at the structure and layout and then follow the examples from other applications. – Zoredache Aug 25 '15 at 17:35
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Related (or perhaps duplicate): Should I install Linux applications in /var or /opt? – masegaloeh Aug 26 '15 at 03:18
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Packaged application have their own locations, typicall under /usr/ or /var/lib/, with executables (or links to them) under /bin/ or /usr/bin/
For self-compiled or self-written application, you can use /usr/local/bin/ for the executables and /usr/<appname>/ for the application itself (or its asset files).
Some more (albeit somewhat outdated) informations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard
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1I guess you can find the most up to date and complete information in the official refspec of the Linux Foundation LSB Workgroup – Henrik Pingel Aug 25 '15 at 18:27
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This is covered in the Debian Policy Manual. According to the section on configuration files, generally acceptable locations are /etc or /etc/{app_name}.
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As mentioned above by shodanshok /usr/local is a good place to store an application that is not a package (deb, rpm). Hovewer, if you would rather have your app in one directory (instead of /usr/local/etc for config files, /usr/local/bin for executables), you can place it in /opt directory. This is often the directory of choice in case of apps that come with their own custom installers.
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