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Asked: 2012-09-08 16:32:39 +0800 CST

Why does dpkg install the Vagrant deb into "/opt"?

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I am installing Vagrant manually with the deb.

I did sudo dpkg -i vagrant.....deb and I found it's in /opt/. Basically it doesn't add to the bash profile like apt-get does. Is that supposed to happen with dpkg?

Thanks

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1 Answers

  1. /opt

    This directory is reserved for all the software and add-on packages that are not part of the default installation.

    This deb put files in /opt because it is a third party package, downloaded directly from vendor website. Packages available in Ubuntu repositories (installable via apt-get) don't install files in /opt (look at vagrant filelist).

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