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As a developer, I’ve often downloaded and run
./configure
./make
./make install
to install apps onto my Linux system. But I’ve never been quite clear on the best place to keep the downloaded directory. My local Desktop is the default location, but I’d like to know what the best “official” place to keep it is. Also, does it vary by distro?
I’m running Ubuntu for now. I know apt-get install can do this for you, but sometimes the app I’m interested in simply isn’t available on those lists.
Perhaps “/usr/local/src” ? 😉