processing
Improved Linux install process
The documentation tells Linux users to unpack the archive in their /home directory and install Processing in that location. While this works (and is shorter), it might be preferable to install the software in the /opt directory. Not only is /opt the proper location to install so-called optional software, but launch shortcuts will aslo be added to the panel and desktop.
Description of install process in /opt directory :
- Download the file to your /home directory.
- Open a terminal window, and type
tar xvfz processing-xxxx.tgz(replace xxxx with the rest of the file's name, which is the version number.) This will extract the content of the archive and create a folder named processing-4.0 or something similar. - Move the processing folder to the /opt directory using this command
sudo mv processing-xxxx /opt/ - Navigate to its location
cd /opt/processing-xxxx/ - Perform the installation
./install.sh
Hi @liolechien and thanks for your feedback!
@benfry: was there a specific reason for us to tell Linux users to install Processing in the /home directory as opposed to the /opt directory in the Getting Started tutorial? If not, I'll be happy to implement Lio's proposed change.
