Risky VST linux plugin installation instructions

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Dear Audacity developers,
The VST plugin installation instructions for Linux (as they currently
exist at
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_effect_generator_and_analyze=
r_plug_ins_on_linux.html)
aren't a good idea.  On many linux systems (at the very least, Debian,
Ubuntu, and all other users of dpkg), the contents  of the folders
/usr/lib and /usr/bin should not be modified by a human.  This is because
the package manager is designed to have sole control over those folders.=
=20
Now, there are enough safety checks that this probably won't lead to
issues, but there are many management headaches that can result. =20

The preferred location for VST plugins should be in the user's home
directory: the ~/.vst directory is mentioned on the instructions, but is
not given as the advised location.  This same dichotomy (where a home
directory is available, but not the one given as a recommendation) is true
for several other plugins.

Second, /usr/local/lib/ should be the installation directory for system-
wide plugins, not /usr/lib, even if it is a packaged version of Audacity
that is installed.  This is once again because of the filesystem
standards: any files that aren't managed by the package manager should be
kept distinct from those that are controlled via package manager.  Now,
this might not be a simple documentation fix: if packaged versions of
Audacity don't check /usr/local/lib for plugins, then editing the wiki is
obviously insufficient.  However, it should be improved in the code to
allow that.

Lastly, VST plugins DO NOT belong in /usr/bin.  /usr/bin is specifically
for executable files, and vst plugins are formatted as libraries.  Given
that alternatives exist, please don't recommend placing VST plugins in
/usr/bin

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