how do i extract to /usr?

Submitted by MattyZee on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 13:20
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I have downloaded a tar.gz file and extracted it in my user directory (/home/matt where matt is the user)
But it has create a /usr folder within my user folder. i assume that this was meant to add a file to my root /usr folder. How do i extract the file directly into the /usr folder?

 Hi Matt, /home/matt>cd

Submitted by Ali Ross on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 16:07.

 Hi Matt,

/home/matt>cd usr

/home/matt>sudo mv * /usr

However, I would avoid moving items into usr, what sort of package is it? was there no installation available via a package manager, or does it not have an appropriate ./configure or make script? Please read the chapters on installing software (chapter 9) and also chapter 11 and 12 to get an understanding why moving things straight into /usr might be a bad thing.

Regards,

Ali