[ale] best place to untar/unzip a file?

[cbergeron at bassemail.com (Chris Bergeron)]

Where is the "proper" (for lack of a better word) place to untar or
unzip an archive?  I've been downloading to /tmp and then ungziptaring
them into subdirectories under /tmp/.  I configure, make, make install,
and then just sit tight until the files that aren't being accessed get
dumped from /tmp.  Is this the right way or should I put them under
/usr/local?  

Can anyone shed light on this?

Thanks...
-CB


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