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Re: Portable Applications - where for puppylinux ?
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:20 am
by GMBudwrench
Those mentioned are Windows versions; https://portableapps.com For puppy versions, you'd probably need to search both the old and new forums. Mike Walsh? has posted all sorts of browsers and a portable version of deadbeef media player. http://www.portablefreeware.com/ is a windows portable application site as well, but a lot of their stuff is cross platform. Versions for Linux, Wins and Mac.
Re: Portable Applications for Windows OS
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 12:06 pm
by bigpup
Edited topic subject to clear up what links provide.
These are not Linux portable applications.
Only compiled for Windows OS.
Re: Portable Applications for Windows OS
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:10 pm
by wizard
Probably should be pointed out that windows portable applications have a better than average chance to run in linux under wine.
wizard
Re: Portable Applications for Windows OS
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:39 pm
by mikewalsh
wizard wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:10 pm
Probably should be pointed out that windows portable applications have a better than average chance to run in linux under wine.
wiard
Yup. Mikeslr & I have both been running Windows portable apps from https://portableapps.com/ for simply ages. Not all of 'em work, but a greater percentage run under WINE than don't.
Most of the graphics apps are "gold", BTW. No issues here at all.
Mike. ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Re: Portable Applications for Windows OS
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:20 pm
by tosim
BOTH MIKES, PLEASEl Are you two aware of this site?: https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt ?
I happened across it few minutes ago, and immediately thought of you two.
Re: Portable Applications for Windows OS
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:29 pm
by mikewalsh
Hmm...interesting.
I think this is more for semi-devs, though thanks for the thought! I know probono specialises in re-packaging Qt5-powered applications from all over the place. He actually builds the AppImages from the ground up, whereas what I do is to build simplified packages that are based around a ready-built AppImage somebody else has already created.
Fred might be interested in this, y'know.....
Mike. ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)