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Sryn
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Automatic offline updating via folder

Hi,

As the subject line says, is this possible?

* Install PortableApps (PA) platform on an offline workstation
* Manually install via platform the PA versions of required applications
* Sometime in the future, periodically, on another online PC, download the updated versions of the installed PA applications and place them in a single folder
* Copy that folder to the offline workstation
* Once the PA platform starts up, it looks into that folder automatically, sees there are updated versions of the installed PA applications, and then proceeds with the platform and/or application updates automatically after a user prompt

What say you all?

Sryn

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Question of Need

As our most popular apps are internet-connected, I'm not sure how much need there is for this feature. If it's just a couple apps like LibreOffice or GIMP, those can be manually downloaded and updated as needed.

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PA is not Open Source, right?

Yeah, I get you. It is a matter of allocation of development resources depending on requirements. If PA is open source, I might be tempted to implement it.

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