Linux Check the installation location of the software simple method

1. Check the software installation path:

There is more than one place where Linux software can be installed. Let’s first check all the paths (addresses) where the software is installed.

Here we take Mysql as an example. For example, if I have installed Mysql, but I don’t know where the files are installed and in which folders, I can use the following command to view all file paths.

whereis MySQL

Press Enter. If you have installed MySQL, the address where the file is installed will be displayed, such as mine (the installation address may be different).

mysql: /usr/bin/mysql /usr/lib/mysql /usr/share/mysql /usr/share/man/man1/mysql.1.gz

It can be seen that mysql is installed in these directories.

If you don't have mysql installed, the file path will not be displayed.

2. Query the path where the running file is located:

If you only need to query the address of the running file, just use the following command (still taking Mysql as an example):

which MySQL

The result will be:

/usr/bin/MySQL

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4 ways to view software installation directory and location in Linux

Speaking of three methods, they are nothing more than a few commands under Linux, find, whereis, which, locate are all OK, especially the first two commands are better.

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