title: Where am I supposed to install libraries in centos?
body: <p>I want to compile and install a library using the standard unixy system of <code>configure</code>, <code>make</code>, <code>sudo make install</code>. On the Ubuntu based systems I am used to, I can put libraries in <code>/usr/local/lib</code> and they will be found at run time. This is usually the default install location for most build systems.</p>
  
  <p>I am now using a CentOS system for the first time and I find that <code>/usr/local/lib</code> does not appear to be a standard location, my libraries cannot be loaded at run time as they cannot be found. So, my question, what, if any, are the standard install locations where I can put my libraries on CentOS such that they can be found, without messing around with LD_LIBRARY_PATH?</p>