[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 97269] Linux portable edition

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97269

--- Comment #9 from Bastián Díaz <diazbastian@openmailbox.org> ---
(In reply to Christian Lohmaier from comment #8)
> I don't see the need for a linux portable version, as you can always just
> extract the rpms using e.g. 
>
> for i in *.rpm; do rpm2cpio $i |cpio -idmv; done
>
> and then launh LO from the opt/program/libreoffice dir - if you really want
> to leave no traces, you pass another  env:UserInstallation parameter or edit
> bootstrap.rc in the extracted hierarchy.
>
> so portable version is easy to accomplish - extract, modify the bootstrap.rc
> re userprofile and you're done.

Do you think that all users have advanced knowledge of Linux distributions? If
so, this problem would not exist Bug 80941

A user initiates Linux or are migrating from Windows or OS X expects an easy
way to install and update your software. That would help greatly improve the
user experience.

> flatpak goes a similar route, by isolating the app agains other stuff, but
> is not really what  I'd call portable...

I agree with you, but with a little promotion in the future a Flatpak package
can be installed with a few clicks.

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