Hi,
recently I re installed firefox (in order to have the new firefox 49).
Till now, to install programs, I always used yum or rpm, and never I used
the .tar file.
After I unpacked the .tar file, I was immediately able to run the new
version of firefox simply creating a new symbolic link point to the new
version to the file executable, *without changing anything in the files**
unpacked files inside the directory where I dowloaded **the file .tar**
(/home/my_dir/Downloads)*.
That is very simple as it is also very good …
But I am asking to myself if I really made all in the right way....
Of course, in order to use an application, it is enough to run the
executable file -
But, under usual conditions, they are many other files that support the
installation...
Generally they are not inside the directory where I unpacked the .tar
file,–
Generally they are put in some appropriate directories.... and I didn't
change anything never I modified or move files after I unpacked files in
the original directory .
The organization of the programs, inside the directories of the computer,
is managed by the programs that manage the installation... and in my case I
didn't make anything..
So I would ask what is the correct way to arrange files after to unpack the
.tar file for a program like firefox.
Thank you
regards
Angelo