Hey everyone, it's been a while, but it looks like there's a crapload of apps now. So... does anyone know a fast way to install everything into the suite? It would literally take hours to install it all manually, and the "Standard" suite version only has 10 apps or so.
I looked at the 2.0 beta updater, but it seems to only update the apps you've already installed, and not actually install new ones.
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already has this ability but you need some code reading and programming skills to get it to work. the official release of this will be with the next menu releases I guess.
EDIT:
Just run the Updater from the console by typing: X:\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\PortableAppsUpdater.exe /MODE=ADD and you'll get a complete list of all apps.
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It works! Awesome, thanks. Sure, it requires the CLI, and then clicking everything, but 90 seconds is one hell of a lot easier than 90 minutes.
any way to set the run to install silently??
(for that matter is there a listing of the various switches??)
newer installers do that if run by the installer, the older ones dont.
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Do you actually need to install everything, or are you just curious to try out the various (new) apps?
The installer only looks for two things when it looks for apps to update:
1. A folder with the correct name
2. The version number in the appinfo.ini file
The trick takes a little effort, and a little knowledge, but it works.
Create the following:
X:\PortableApps\BlankPortable\App\Appinfo\appinfo.ini
All you need in the appinfo.ini file is
[Version]
PackageVersion=0.0.0.0
DisplayVersion=0.0.0
Copy the BlankPortable folder and its contents for as many apps as you need installed.
Rename each folder to the name it would have if it were actually installed.
Typically, that's AppNamePortable, with no spaces.
Now, when you run the Updater, it will think you have these apps installed. Since it thinks the version is 0.0.0.0, it will also think they need updating!
Here's a bunch of the correct folder names:
AudacityPortable
FilezillaPortable
FirefoxPortable
GIMPPortable
InkscapePortable
InfrarecorderPortable
Notepad++Portable
OpenOfficePortable
ThunderbirdPortable
VLCPortable
As for the others, you can pretty much follow the pattern.
I know that the next beta or release will have the ability to choose apps you haven't installed, but that could be a long time.
EDIT: I'll likely create an exe that automatically makes these folders and files...
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The ability to handle this is already in the plans.
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