Re: [libreoffice-users] Can Libre Office be installed on an external drive. ?

Hi :)
It's all good :)  Err, are the virtual-desktops like the work-spaces in 
Gnu&Linux?  Trying to work without them is really frustrating.  


Usb-sticks do tend to be slower than hard-drives so there will be a performance 
hit.  I think increased speed is why some sticks are so ridiculously expensive.  
I think there is a limit with usb 2.0 on just how fast it can go but the type of 
cheap sticks i buy seem far below that speed.  


The speed hit is likely to be when you first open a particular app because after 
that it will have stuff cached in Ram and/or swap/virtual-memory so actual usage 
should be about the same.  Saving documents should be about the same too so it's 
really only when you first open the app i suspect.
Regards from
Tom :)   




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From: Don Parris <parrisdc@gmail.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Thu, 8 September, 2011 0:45:19
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can Libre Office be installed on an external 
drive. ?

I don't know what's got "stuffed up" - you're just fine.  Apologies
absolutely not necessary.  I hope I didn't 'sound' angry.  :-)

LibreOffice Portable works great, btw.  Slightly slower than normal, but not
bad.  Anyway, there is also GIMP, VirtuaWin (I can't stand not having
virtual desktops), and others.  I notice I had to manually download larger
files, and then use the Portable Apps installer to "install" them.  I really
like it.

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 19:17, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi :)
> Fantastic :)  I usually struggle on locked-down systems so having portable
> apps
> could really help me when i'm out and about.
> Thanks for testing this.
> http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Don Parris <parrisdc@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Wed, 7 September, 2011 23:58:27
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can Libre Office be installed on an
> external
> drive. ?
>
> I'm already currently testing it.  I'm writing this from Portable Firefox.
> I just plug in my external drive (with quite a few of the portable apps
> loaded) and go.  It actually seems to work very well so far.  :-)
>
> Regards,
> Don
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 18:24, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi :)
> > Sorry i couldn't help there.  Some people have some really weird ideas!
> >  Chrome
> > is more controversial but at least it's faster.  Sometimes there is too
> > much
> > risk of losing what you already have.  I used the tactic you are planning
> > on one
> > time at least and it worked out fairly well.  It might be good to test
> the
> > portable apps thing in advance if you can.
> >
> > Good luck and regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Don Parris <parrisdc@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wed, 7 September, 2011 22:24:55
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can Libre Office be installed on an
> > external
> > drive. ?
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 20:13, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > > Hi :)
> > > It might be worth contacting the IT Staff that are going to install the
> > > systems
> > > and make the point that your work requires using specialist software or
> > > something or that you prefer using Firefox because it's safer and
> faster
> > > than
> > > Internet Explorer and you feel the same way about Office.
> > >
> > >
> > > It takes a lot of luck to find the right angle but it would be great if
> > you
> > > could get Firefox and LibreOffice installed alongside whatever they are
> > > told  to
> > > force you to use.  Firefox has built a strong reputation for being
> > > low-maintance
> > > and popular so the IT guys might be happy to let you install that and
> > then
> > > LibreOffice is "similar" but just not as famous yet.  Perhaps other
> > people
> > > at
> > > work might be happy to join in kicking up a fuss about getting Firefox
> on
> > > their
> > > machines too.
> >
> > I had Firefox before my co-worker - with whom I have to share the work
> > computer - blew it away because the IT guy standing over his shoulder
> told
> > him it was "illegal".  Mind you, they gave everyone Chrome, so we can use
> > that.  I have kept OOo/LO thus far, but the future is bringing changes I
> > don't like.  I have been a fairly active advocate, even if I have been a
> > little quiet the last couple years.
> >
> > The portable will probably have to suffice in my case.  But trust me,
> where
> > I can, I do advocate, implement, use and teach about libre software.
> >
> > I have subscribed to the documentation list, and plan to eventually start
> > helping with editorial/writing tasks.  I've got a busy period coming up,
> > but
> > should be able to contribute a little something looking toward October.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Don
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