/bin and friends are for binaries only. For a full package you also want librari...

rakoo on Oct 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Debian Dropping the Linux Standard Base

/bin and friends are for binaries only. For a full package you also want libraries, man pages, configuration files etc... Those are usually bundled as a .tar.gz which would ideally be the best way to bundle and distribute a program.