Index: install.rb
--- install.rb.orig
+++ install.rb
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ def prepare_installation
     opts.on('--codedir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for code files', 'Default /etc/puppetlabs/code') do |codedir|
       InstallOptions.codedir = codedir
     end
-    opts.on('--vardir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for var files', 'Default /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/cache') do |vardir|
+    opts.on('--vardir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for var files', 'Default /var/puppetlabs/puppet/cache') do |vardir|
       InstallOptions.vardir = vardir
     end
-    opts.on('--publicdir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for public files such as the `last_run_summary.yaml` report', 'Default /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/public') do |publicdir|
+    opts.on('--publicdir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for public files such as the `last_run_summary.yaml` report', 'Default /var/puppetlabs/puppet/public') do |publicdir|
       InstallOptions.publicdir = publicdir
     end
     opts.on('--rundir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for state files', 'Default /var/run/puppetlabs') do |rundir|
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def prepare_installation
     opts.on('--bindir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for binaries', 'overrides RbConfig::CONFIG["bindir"]') do |bindir|
       InstallOptions.bindir = bindir
     end
-    opts.on('--localedir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for locale information', 'Default /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/share/locale') do |localedir|
+    opts.on('--localedir[=OPTIONAL]', 'Installation directory for locale information', 'Default /var/puppetlabs/puppet/share/locale') do |localedir|
       InstallOptions.localedir = localedir
     end
     opts.on('--ruby[=OPTIONAL]', 'Ruby interpreter to use with installation', 'overrides ruby used to call install.rb') do |ruby|
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def prepare_installation
   elsif $operatingsystem == "windows"
     vardir = File.join(ENV['ALLUSERSPROFILE'], "PuppetLabs", "puppet", "cache")
   else
-    vardir = "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/cache"
+    vardir = "/var/puppetlabs/puppet/cache"
   end
 
   if not InstallOptions.publicdir.nil?
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def prepare_installation
   elsif $operatingsystem == "windows"
     publicdir = File.join(ENV['ALLUSERSPROFILE'], "PuppetLabs", "puppet", "public")
   else
-    publicdir = "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/public"
+    publicdir = "/var/puppetlabs/puppet/public"
   end
 
   if not InstallOptions.rundir.nil?
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def prepare_installation
     if $operatingsystem == "windows"
       localedir = File.join(ENV['PROGRAMFILES'], "Puppet Labs", "Puppet", "puppet", "share", "locale")
     else
-      localedir = "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/share/locale"
+      localedir = "/var/puppetlabs/puppet/share/locale"
     end
   end