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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What folders do you make in addition to the default ones ? (lemmy.zip)

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I realized I always make a source folder under home and then subfolders named after programming languages to organize projects but then I realized I somehow had my own convention for how to store my source code and I have no idea where I got it from

Then I thought. what about other Linux users ?

What sorts of conventions do you have that pertains to folder structure in Linux ?

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I always make a ~/.local/{bin,opt,share} if the distro lacks it. and a ~/bot that I use for my development stuff

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ahh, a ~/.local/opt folder makes so much sense. I'm currently just using a ~/.opt folder, same purpose.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

yea it makes it so much easier since there's only one user in the system anyway so makes no sense for everything to be installed system level

[–] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why bot?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

The majority of my development work is on chat bots or sites so I've always just used bot as the name