From my limited experience in linux, I find a lot of 3rd party programs are installed by default to:
/opt
One program in particular, torque, installs by default to:
/var/spool/torque
I can override this with
./configure --with-server-home=/opt/torque
Is there any reason I should leave the default install directory alone, and not move it to
opt/torque?
I want someone who knows linux best practices to suggest where they think I should install it.
Update
I've researched File Hierarchy Standards (FHS). It seems like /opt and /var/opt are both valid locations for installing programs. I'd still like to know what is considered 'best practice' or even the most common location for installing applications.
There is more than one 'correct' place to install programs.
According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standards, user programs are frequently installed to /opt/ or /usr/local
While there is nothing wrong with /var/spool/torque as your install directory, it does not follow the FHS.