>> Hmm, I was always taught that /opt was for the installation of OPTional
>> packages/software?

> If you using linux then is the mbsebbs give problem with change the default
> install or upgrade of old install to new install in /opt/
> So for first time install is it a file named SETUP.sh there do the setup for
> mbsebbs and create setup as root for mbsebbs.
> It makes the new user for mbse and group as bbs with permissions.
> so default setup and install af mbsebbs is to set be /opt/mbse
> have as root /root/tmp and a copy of mbse-1.01.01.tar.bz2 in /tmp
> as root
> tar vfxj mbsebbs.*.tar.bz2 (or version of mbsebbs)
> cd in to mbsebbs-1.01.01
> run ./SETUP.sh or sh ./SETUP.sh
>when this is done and SETUP.sh has made new user mbse and group bbs - check it
> out of then new user and broup is working fine.
> login as user mbse and try 'tar xfxj mbsebbs-1.01.01.tar.bz2
> ./configure
> make
> su root
> make install

Yes, Gert, I know all of this :)  I've run MBSE at least twice before :) 
But, I suppose it is good that you posted this for the good of any newbies
here :)

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