Re: [Hampshire] Re:Application installers

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Author: Adrian Bridgett
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Re:Application installers
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 14:45:52 -0000 (-0000), Vic wrote:
[Well Steve wrote]
> > You install a lib to /lib
>
> My 32-bit Ubuntu box only has /lib. The 64-bit version installs to /lib32
> (and yes, that was a pain to build...)


I think Steve's point was that you should install libraries to
/usr/lib not /lib. /lib is for essential libraries - basically those
required to mount /usr :-)

Adrian
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