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An Alternative For The UNIX Directory Structure1

Hisham Muhammad         André Detsch

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Computação Aplicada - PIPCA
Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas
UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
São Leopoldo - RS - Brasil
{hisham,detsch}@exatas.unisinos.br

Abstract. This work presents the directory hierarchy used in the GoboLinux distribution, a new model of directory tree for UNIX-based operating systems. This alternative approach provides a greater functional organization, designed to improve the management of software installed from source code compilation. It does that by making the structure of installed applications explicit in the directory tree.





Hisham H. Muhammad 2002-10-28