Making Linux applications portable

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Many discussions here on the site have been about how there's no [free] way to get dotNet libraries packaged into a single archive or folder. Java's come a long way on this issue, but many of the programs I've so far tested don't yet work. Meanwhile, Linux has no issue with this and now there's an automated way (slashdot) called CDE to do this.

Its useful of course if you're using a public Linux computer (increasingly common), or if you want to use a stripped down / bare-essentials Linux but still maintain all your favorite apps. Additionally, although its mostly a non-issue now, I've had friends complain about Linux dependencies before and this would have solved that issue as well.

The program is currently command-line only but looks pretty easy.

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Thanks. The only major drawback that I see is that it seems to break package manager's automatic updates - a feature I love in Unices.

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break package manager's automatic updates

Excellent point.