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|    Jeff Smith to Robert Wolfe    |
|    Contemplations?    |
|    17 Oct 18 19:18:38    |
      Hello Robert,              >> The one issue is for bbbs or for that matter any s/w is, can you select       >> exactly       >> where to install it ?              >By default, IIRC, it unzips to 'bbbs' in whatever directory you unzip it to. S       > if you unzip it in /home/myhome, the directory it creates is       >/home/myhome/bbbs/. I am sure that with some tweaking that can be changed onc       > the files are unpacked.              Since I have a preference that BBBS runs out of the user directory as in       /home/bbbs I installed BBBS to use and install to that directory and        created the user "bbbs" and told Linux to use the pre-existing bbbs home       directory.              A number of programs default to installing to a /home/ |
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