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[โ€“] callyral@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

binaries (executables) go in /usr/bin, flatpaks are installed in their own sandboxes, appimages are wherever you put them.

the shortcuts in application menus go in /usr/share/applications as .desktop files which link to the app, so the user generally won't have to worry about where the executable is.

why would the app store ask you where to install stuff??

[โ€“] MJBrune@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Because a lot of people have multiple drives. I have 2tb of storage across 4 drives. I want to use all of my drives, not just one. This is a very common workflow. Linux has never truly supported it.