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Re: Linux Recommended Installation Directory

From	Benoit Izac <use.reply.to@INVALID.ADDRESS>
Newsgroups	comp.databases.postgresql
Subject	Re: Linux Recommended Installation Directory
Date	2016-10-19 18:24 +0200
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gargoyle60 <gargoyle60@example.invalid> writes:

> I have Lubuntu 14.04 (32-bit) on an i386 machine and have downloaded
> the interactive installer by
> EnterpriseDB for version 9.4.9 (postgresql-9.4.9-2-linux.run).
>
> As my usual approach for installing on Linux I have always chosen to
> install with PGDATA set as
> "/var/lib/postgresql/9.4" but I notice that the interactive installer
> prompts to use /opt rather
> than /var.
>
> What are the general thoughts regarding the recommended directory?

For Linux, this is documented in hier(7), /opt is for static data,
/var/opt/ is for variable data.

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Benoit Izac

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