[NETBEANS-2806] Consider using `/opt/` path by default for installer

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 11.1
• Fix Version/s: 11.2
• Component/s: platform - installer
• Assignee: Reema Taneja
• Reporter: Ulf Zibis
• Created: 05/Jul/19 13:54
• Updated: 22/Jan/21 20:23

Description

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

Issue Links

• contains: NETBEANS-2803 Installer doesn't value given install path correctly