hey everybody,
i was searching for portable apps that can run on linux and i found this:

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they tend to be a little buggy, not up-to-date and sometimes don't work but when they do they are really handy!
i like these portable apps and i think that portable apps for linux is a great idea, so does anyone know some more of them?
anyway, have fun with them!

isn't the liveusb a portable applications collection ? __{{emoticon}}__

yes, but a standalone app has some advantages:
-you don't have to boot an entire system.
-you can fit applications on a really small,maybe older, usb. for example old 64mb usb's could be used for firefox.
-they are handy to run on every system, for example with a friend on his pc, with a live usb you would have to reboot.
-and maybe you can run them from a cloud drive. (haven't tested that yet though, but i know it is possible with windows portable apps so why not with these?)
and that's why they can also be handy beside a live usb.

edit: they are also not affected by the host system too much. i have tried firefox on a live usb with the libc6 problem (described in another topic but the point is i can't install anything after a program with libc6 has tried to install. i got it again after a stupid --yes) and it worked!

the convert - good news that we have managed to fix the libc6 upgrade issue by restructuring our live set-up.

I noticed you said, 'and it worked!' . Does that mean libc6 has been fixed in Debian?

good to hear that!
and no, i mean the portable firefox (should have mentioned that...)
it works even with that bug active!

"anticapitalista"- good news that we have managed to fix the libc6 upgrade issue by restructuring our live set-up.

This is good news. Is this simply a new script or something significantly more involved?

hey anticapitalista,
i forgot to ask: how do i get the new script?

afab4 and the convert - coming soon __{{emoticon}}__

If I can get most of it sorted over the weekend I'll upload the file(s). Basically it means a new initrd.gz for the 'live' side plus a new way antiX is set up on the stick.

BTW How big are the usb sticks you are using? New antiX does not have a separate partition for persistence any more, but the partition holding the live files (initrd.gz, vmlinuz, antiX/squashfs/linuxfs plus grub or extlinux to boot) will also need to be large enough to enable persistence as user creates (via our tools) a homefs and/or rootfs file where changes are stored. homefs is automatic meaning every time you make changes in /home eg browser bookmarks, wallpaper, saved docs etc. on reboot changes appear.
For rootfs (basically installing apps and making changes as root user) user must save the changes by running our new persist-save script that automatically saves changes so on next boot all changes are there. A new feature is that users can/should 'remaster' if they have made many changes to rootfs (rootfs slows down the boot) and you basically get a new distro __{{emoticon}}__
The scripts work, but they need to be more noob friendly via a gui.

Example scenario once new version is installed.

Boot as normal, run the fs-make script as root to set up persistence for rootfs and homefs (recommended)
Reboot and choose the root-persist option in boot/grub menu.
Once at desktop make your changes. eg change wallpaper (this is stored by homefs) and install libreoffice (stored by rootfs). Before rebooting you must run persist-save script to save libreoffice (nothing needed to save wallpaper change).
Reboot and use root-persist option in boot/grub menu again, there will be a delay due to root persistence 'kicking in' (depends on size of newly installed apps) and at desktop, libreoffice and wallpaper changes are there.
If you are happy with the set up and want to make it permanent ie remastered, run the remasterme script to create a new linuxfs file, and on next boot you have all your changes without the boot delay. Now just delete the old linuxfs and rootfs files to save space.

In theory, it is possible to run antiX live on a stick or frugal (live on a hard drive) as a rolling release. (except kernel updates at the moment). The big advantage is that live or frugal takes up less space.

Another plus is that users can start with base or even core live on a usb stick or frugal on a hard drive, install whatever and remaster it ready to be installed 'normally' wherever. eg antiX-base ->install xfce, libreoffice etc->remaster->now we have antiX-base-xfce ready to be installed as usual.

Lots of fun and features.

those are some pretty cool features, can't wait to try them.

[quote="anticapitalista"
BTW How big are the usb sticks you are using?[/quote]

afab4-The ones I use are 8GB.


[quote="anticapitalista"
Example scenario once new version is installed.

Boot as normal, run the fs-make script as root to set up persistence for rootfs and homefs (recommended)[/quote]

afab4-The only way i have ever been able to use the existing script to make a persistent thumb drive is to do so from a live CD. Are you saying now we will be able to do so from our installed version of antiX or will it require an updated .iso and new live CD?
I have been working on remasters for the last week and have made a live DVD that has most of my required software including Libreoffice. The only additional piece of software I would like to have is
Iceweasel but that requires the lib6 upgrade. I haven't figured a way around that one. The DVD runs about 965MB.

nice! i can't wait to use it on my 16 gig usb!
save it with a persistent-save script? that's kinda like what puppy does with it's save files, isn't it?
and i really like the remastering part, where you can automatically create your own personalized distro.
that just sounds great, it's a great example of the beatiful personalisation and versatility of antix!
great job!