Linux software won't install were it's told to!

[Benjamin]

On 06/27/12 22:57, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> 27.06.2012 12:44, Benjamin пишет:
>
>> I created the directory /usr/local/quartus, but it still installed to
>> the directory under /compat/linux.
>
> Does the directory under /compat/linux exist? If yes does removing
> helps?
>

I have tried

rm -rf /compat/linux/usr/local

then installing the program to /usr/local/quartus. It still installs to 
the /compat/linux prefix.

Cheers.