[jira] [Created] (NETBEANS-2806) Consider using `/opt/` path by default for installer

["Ulf Zibis (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Ulf Zibis created NETBEANS-2806:
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             Summary: Consider using `/opt/` path by default for installer
                 Key: NETBEANS-2806
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2806
             Project: NetBeans
          Issue Type: Improvement
    Affects Versions: 11.1
            Reporter: Ulf Zibis
             Fix For: 11.1


The recent installer uses `/usr/local/` by default, when installing under root.
In my understanding, this path is reserved for software which overrides existing versions from the official distribution.
Wouldn't it not be better to use the `/opt/` path by default. Then the user could override it with e.g. nightly versions by help of the `/usr/local/` mechanics.
Please also remember:
https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=196072
https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211531
The last point in last paragraph of:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/State+of+the+Apache+NetBeans+Installers




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