Q: Why does linux install require fixed installation paths?
A: Per the documentation:
"For Linux, several fixed installation paths are used:
/opt/novell/zenworks/
/etc/opt/novell/zenworks
/var/opt/novell/zenworks
/var/opt/novell/log/zenworks/"
You can remap the content-repository store, but in the case of the core installation components, Novell complies with the LSB standard for linux installations.