The recommended install location for Bansshee is: /usr/local/sbin/bansshee As a convenience Bansshee comes with a Makefile that can be used to perform this installation by changing to the Bansshee directory and typing the following: sudo make install The Makefile requires that you have the "install" command present on your system. To install manually you would use a pair of commands like: install -d /usr/local/sbin install -m 755 bansshee /usr/local/sbin See the README file for details on configuring, starting and stopping Bansshee. See the contrib directory for platform-specific files such as init scripts (for automatic launch at boot time) and LogWatch filters.