In my Linux machine I have boost libraries (libboost*.so files) in all of the above directories. I am wondering what is the difference between them. Can I remove the duplicate so files?
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The differences : man hier
It displays short and to the point information about almost every file/folder in the Linux File System Hierarchy. And for the files/folders you want to know, It says :
/usr/lib Object libraries, including dynamic libraries, plus some executables which usually are not invoked directly. More complicated programs may have whole subdirectories there.
/usr/local/lib Files associated with locally installed programs.And for the file/folder /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu, I (am not sure, but) think this :
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu Files associated with locally installed programs for 64-bit architecture`Can I remove the duplicate so files ?
I'm not sure what exactly consequences may be of removing the duplicates but would advise not do so. Read this.
/usr This directory is usually mounted from a separate partition. It should hold only shareable, read-only data, so that it can be mounted by various machines running Linux.Hope you noticed read-only data and shareable.
Feel free to add in more details.
