Re: [OT] Goodbye Debian
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 07:15:14PM +0100, Dan H. wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 02:57:30AM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Actually, if he's got his own machine, then he can install the
> > portableapps applications locally, without a flash drive. It's much
> > faster that way, in fact, at the university I copy portable firefox to
> > the machine I'm sitting at and then erase it when I leave. I recommend
> > portable Open Office and mplayer as well.
>
> I am on "my own" machine and I am able to write to local drives. I've
> successfully installed Opera, but I can't install Openoffice (because
> that requires root -- oops, "administrator" privileges)
Last time I tried you could install it as non-administrator.
http://www.openoffice.org/docs/setup_guide/single_install.html
(Looks old, but maybe still relevant)
> nor cygqin
> (because its can't go through a firewall that requires authentication).
The cygwin installer allows you to separate the download and install
parts. download at home to a temporary directory. Anstall at work (as a
user).
I don't believe that there's a popular enough free software that you
cannot install as a non-admin user.
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