Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup
> Are there any rules where to install software to - /usr and
> /usr/local? Any guidance rules?

For the most part, /usr is software installed by a distrobution or pre-packaged binaries. /usr/local is usually where 'locally' compiled packages go; stuff you build from source. If /usr and /usr/local are seperate partitions, it allows you to easily upgrade or re-install the OS without mucking with stuff you've already compiled.

(__)  Doug Alcorn