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In the [manual deployment steps](linux-install-manually.md#manual-deployment-steps), you need to complete an additional preinstallation setup to enable custom location installation. Follow the steps below as part of the [preinstall setup for custom location installation](linux-install-manually.md#preinstall-setup-for-custom-location-installation).
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> It's strongly recommended to choose a new, dedicated (empty) directory for the custom install path. During uninstall/cleanup, the process attempts to recursively remove that directory and all its contents - therefore, it's important not to use a shared or existing directory that contains other data you might need to retain.
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1. **Set your custom path variable**:
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- [Deployment guidance for Defender for Endpoint on Linux for SAP](mde-linux-deployment-on-sap.md)
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- [Deploy Defender for Endpoint on Linux manually](linux-install-manually.md)
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[!INCLUDE [Defender for Endpoint Tech Community](../includes/defender-mde-techcommunity.md)]
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[!INCLUDE [Defender for Endpoint Tech Community](../includes/defender-mde-techcommunity.md)]

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