Zero Install (DotNET)

Submit portable freeware that you find here. It helps if you include information like description, extraction instruction, Unicode support, whether it writes to the registry, and so on.
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The Zero Install system makes software installation not merely easy, but unnecessary. Users run their applications directly from the Internet from the software author's pages. Caching makes this as fast as running a normal application after the first time, and allows off-line use.
Zero Install is a way to run software without an explicit installation step. This is easier (install and run becomes just run) and safer (installation doesn't happen as root).
http://zero-install.sourceforge.net/

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Due to its multi-platform nature and allegations (untested!) of portability, I believe Zero Install deserves a submission entry. It's free and open source, available for all the major platforms (*nix, MacOs, and Windows), and although the portable version has a DotNET (v2) dependency, there's a prior version installer without it (v1.14.2). As main advantages I'd point to the lack of administrative requirements for software installation and the auto-updating capabilities...
http://0install.net/ author wrote:Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. Other features include full support for shared libraries (with a SAT solver for dependency resolution), sharing between users, and integration with native platform package managers. It supports both binary and source packages, and works on Linux, Mac OS X, Unix and Windows systems. It is fully Open Source.
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Download current "Zip Archive[d]" "Portable mode" version (v2.1) from http://0install.de/downloads/

Alternative URLs:
http://zero-install.sourceforge.net/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-S ... able.shtml
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Already mentioned here: viewtopic.php?p=18880.
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And I did it again. :oops:

In my defense, I can only say that I did search beforehand...

EDIT: Portable info from http://0install.de/about/portable/?lang=en.

http://0install.de/about/portable/ wrote:
  • The archive contains a file called _portable, which instructs Zero Install to run in portable mode. When this file is detected Zero Install stores all its files in its installation directory instead of the usual system directories.
  • FAT/FAT32-formatted drives cannot be used for Zero Install because they do not store security settings. They also only store time with an accuracy of two seconds while Zero Install checks the exact modification time of files.
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Few updates on this:

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A really simple configuration guide for Zero Install can be found in the following article:

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Zero Install

If this seems a little light it's because I didn't make it very far into the program before feeling like there wasn't much for me.


Pros:

* Lowers the bar to trying out new software

* Easy to use, looks portable


Cons

* Some of the included programs are for advanced users who would go to the source to get it anyhow and wouldn't use a program like this. I feel like this should stay in sort of a quick-and-easy programs camp with a selection of basic programs most users care about.

* The link for a great Nirsoft program didn't work (bluescreenview) ... also, I'm not sure why this program was included but not a lot of other great Nirsoft utilities.

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#9 Post by Midas »

Topic update: ZeroInstall v2.13 released (changelog at https://0install.de/news/v2-13-released/).

Easy portability instructions are available: https://0install.de/docs/portable/.

Moreover, also is a comparison matrix between ZeroInstall, Chocolatey and PortableApps.com: https://0install.de/about/product-comparison/.

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This program is still in development with a new version out back in March of 2021:
Changes

Parallel downloads of implementations
Improved formatting of command-line output
Raised minimum required .NET Framework version from 4.5 to 4.7.2

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#11 Post by webfork »

New version out v.2.23.0
https://github.com/0install/0install-win/releases

I realized this thread was missing a synopsis:
Zero Install is a decentralised cross-platform software installation system available under the LGPL. It allows software developers to publish programs directly from their own web-sites, while supporting features familiar from centralised distribution repositories such as shared libraries, automatic updates and digital signatures. It is intended to complement, rather than replace, the operating system's package management. 0install packages never interfere with those provided by the distribution.
Also the portable mode has been discussed, but it comes with a big caveat
The applications launched by Zero Install are not automatically made portable by this. They still store their settings in the usual locations. Please make sure to move these files to the thumb drive as necessary.

Portable versions of Zero Install cannot perform desktop integration (e.g. create start menu entries). Consider using regular Zero Install on multiple computers with Zero Install Sync instead.

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