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Well, /usr is the place you put them a lot of times. For example, you can unpack koules to /usr/games/ . 
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Well, /usr is the place you put them a lot of times. For example, you can unpack koules to /usr/games/ .

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before i accept your answer - I want to make sure i understand this. &nbsp;I've downloaded sendmail and want to unpack it. &nbsp;are you saying i should just put it in /usr and then unpack in in there or should i create a folder like /usr/sendmail ??<br />
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before i accept your answer - I want to make sure i understand this.  I've downloaded sendmail and want to unpack it.  are you saying i should just put it in /usr and then unpack in in there or should i create a folder like /usr/sendmail ??



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ok - thanks<br />
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When i download an RPM - is there a common place i should unpack these from ?? &nbsp;
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When i download an RPM - is there a common place i should unpack these from ??  

Where to place RPM's

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Installation

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