I'm super new to ubuntu. I'd love if someone could explain to me why (when instaling two software: vs code and anaconda navigator), in the installation process it's advised not to change the path of installation (How to choose install location using "apt-get install"?). Nevertheless, I also found this, while searching that says that we should not install software on user/local (Where to install programs?). So... Should or should I not change the path, when it's advised to be installed on home/user?
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Anaconda causes more problems with paths than any other common Ubuntu application I can think of. If you install Anaconda in a custom location, you'll end up uninstalling it when you find out how much work it takes is to maintain it.
You can do whatever you want to with Visual Studio Code, but I recommend installing the Visual Studio Code snap package in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu because you can install it directly from the Ubuntu Software app. If you install the Visual Studio Code snap package it will install it to the snap package's default location (snap packages are not installed at /usr/local/) and that can't be easily changed.
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