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Why are there symlinks to /usr/lib just called /lib?

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Why are there symlinks to /usr/lib just called /lib?

#1 Post by MultiplexLayout »

Yeah, as the title says. In my root directory I have four symlinks to directories in /usr just without the usr part (e.g. /lib to /usr/lib, /lib32 to usr/lib32 etc.). I'm just curious; why are these here? Is there as situation where /lib doesn't point to /usr/lib? Or is there a historical reason for this?



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