>> Hmm, I was always taught that /opt was for the installation of OPTional   
   >> packages/software?   
      
   > If you using linux then is the mbsebbs give problem with change the default   
   > install or upgrade of old install to new install in /opt/   
   > So for first time install is it a file named SETUP.sh there do the setup for   
   > mbsebbs and create setup as root for mbsebbs.   
   > It makes the new user for mbse and group as bbs with permissions.   
   > so default setup and install af mbsebbs is to set be /opt/mbse   
   > have as root /root/tmp and a copy of mbse-1.01.01.tar.bz2 in /tmp   
   > as root   
   > tar vfxj mbsebbs.*.tar.bz2 (or version of mbsebbs)   
   > cd in to mbsebbs-1.01.01   
   > run ./SETUP.sh or sh ./SETUP.sh   
   >when this is done and SETUP.sh has made new user mbse and group bbs - check it   
   > out of then new user and broup is working fine.   
   > login as user mbse and try 'tar xfxj mbsebbs-1.01.01.tar.bz2   
   > ./configure   
   > make   
   > su root   
   > make install   
      
   Yes, Gert, I know all of this :)  I've run MBSE at least twice before :)  But,   
   I suppose it is good that you posted this for the good of any newbies here :)   
      
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