where to install programs

[-mick-]

hello - noob question here, i just started using fedora today and was trying to install a .jar program (its a programming software). I managed to get the installer to run after extracting, but where do i install the program? In windows its in 'C:\Program Files', but i dont know where within fedora. which folder are all the installed programs kept, and will it appear in the menu under programming, or do i have to manually add it to the list?

 

thanks for any help.

-mick-

[anyweb]

whats the name of the file you downloaded exactly ?

[-mick-]

the program is 'BlueJ' - (a java compiler)

[anyweb]

you should have looked closer at the webpage you downloaded it from because it says

 

Once you have loaded the file, go to the Installation Instructions.

 

and they are [/url][url=http://www.bluej.org/download/install.html]http://www.bluej.org/download/install.html

 

Unix: 

Run the installer by executing

java -jar bluej-213.jar

 

In the installer, select an installation directory and your JDK directory and install.

 

In the installed bluej directory, you will find a file named bluej. Execute this file to start BlueJ.

 

Note: This installer can be executed on any system with Java 2 installed (including Windows and MacOS), but Windows/MacOS specific icons and configurations will not be present.

[-mick-]

i know this, but which install directory do i choose - such as /usr or /opt??? where do i install the program

[anyweb]

i know this, but which install directory do i choose - such as /usr or /opt??? where do i install the program

 

usually you should install programs to

 

/usr/bin

 

or administrative programs (requiring root access) to

 

/usr/sbin

 

so in your case, try /usr/bin

 

cheers

anyweb