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After installing a new package, in which directory are you most likely find its configuration file?

The correct answer is C. /etc. On Linux systems, /etc is the conventional directory for system-wide and application configuration files.

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Question

After installing a new package, in which directory are you most likely find its configuration file?

Options

  • A/lib
  • B/conf
  • C/etc
  • D/usr
  • E/opt

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    11% (3)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    82% (23)
  • E
    4% (1)

Why each option

On Linux systems, `/etc` is the conventional directory for system-wide and application configuration files.

A/lib

`/lib` is designated for essential shared libraries and kernel modules, not configuration files.

B/conf

`/conf` is not a standard directory in the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard and does not conventionally exist on Linux systems.

C/etcCorrect

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) designates `/etc` as the directory for host-specific, system-wide configuration files. When a package is installed, its configuration files are almost always placed in `/etc` or a subdirectory of it (for example, `/etc/nginx/` or `/etc/ssh/`). This convention is followed consistently across virtually all Linux distributions and package managers.

D/usr

`/usr` contains user-land programs, libraries, and documentation, but application configuration belongs in `/etc`, not `/usr`.

E/opt

`/opt` is for self-contained optional or add-on software packages, and while some may include config locally, the FHS-standard location for configuration remains `/etc`.

Concept tested: Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard configuration directory

Source: https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s07.html

Topics

#filesystem hierarchy#/etc directory#configuration files#FHS

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