From: Reid Thompson <Reid.Thompson@...>
Date: 2008-01-03T22:01:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby install on Kubuntu Linux - why so spread out


On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 19:17 +0900, Tom Cloyd wrote:
> I've migrated from WinXP in recent days, and I'm having trouble getting 
> up to speed with Ruby on Kubuntu (7.10).
> 
> My question at the moment has to do with the nature of the installation. 
> I installed ruby from the package manager database, using Adept. It 
> tells me that it's installing 'Ruby 1.8 - the current stable version". 
> Not 1.85x, but 1.8. I'm offered the option of 1.9, as well. I went with 
> 1.8 (hoping that it really was more l
> 
> Then I went looking for it. In WinXP, I got a Start menu "Ruby" entry, 
> with irb, etc. In Kubuntu, it appears that programs installs mostly just 
> get eaten up by the file system, and I get to go hunt them down. In 
> WinXP, Ruby sits in a single obvious directory, in root - C:\ruby. In 
> Kubuntu, it seems to be a ship wreck. I had to do a systematic search of 
> the file system to find...
> 
>  /usr/bin/ruby1.8
>  /usr/share/doc/ruby1.8
>  /usr/lib/ruby/1.8
> 
> One question - why? Am I supposed to KNOW that this is where things end 
> up? Why is it done this way?
> 
> I'm delighted with Kubuntu Linux, overwhelmingly, but I'm puzzled by 
> this shotgun installation. Can anyone explain the thinking behind this?
> 
> Tom
> 
see Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/