[X2Go-Dev] ATTN: Alex - Questions regarding x2goclient.exe --portable and session specification

Oleksandr Shneyder oleksandr.shneyder at obviously-nice.de
Fri Feb 17 09:07:10 CET 2012


Am 17.02.2012 08:53, schrieb newsgroups.mail2 at stefanbaur.de:
> Am 17.02.2012 07:27, schrieb Mike Gabriel:
>> Hi Stefan,
>>
>> On Fr 17 Feb 2012 01:27:57 CET "newsgroups.mail2 at stefanbaur.de" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Alex,
>>>
>>> another question regarding the Windows client and its portable mode:
>>>
>>> Is everything in the C:Program Filesx2goclient directory
>>> "self-contained" and not relying on absolute path names by default,
>>> or does a truly portable install require additional pre- or
>>> post-install tweaks?
>>> In other words, can I copy/move the entire folder to another
>>> drive/medium (Network share, USB memory stick, CD-ROM,...) and it
>>> should still work?
>>
>> You could try it out and report here?!? And if your experiments fail,
>> you could ask again?!? 
> 
> Uh, no. "Works for me" when it wasn't designed for it isn't a suitable
> base for a commercial deployment. I'm not taking any chances here.
> There's just too much involved that may make it work on my system, yet
> break at the customers' sites.
> If Alex says it *should* work, from his knowedge and understanding of
> x2goclients' internal working, then I will test and report back any errors.
> 
> 
>> Your success stories being documented in the wiki would be an awesome
>> thing to occur!!!
> 
> I *am* updating the wiki with information gathered re: x2goclient.exe as
> my time permits - but just as in your case, my time is limited and I
> have to prioritize some tasks over others. So before embarking on an
> hours-long testing trip, I'd like to know if it's worth my time or if
> I'm wasting it, because what I'm trying out is not supported anyway.
> 
> -Stefan
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portable mode was developed for running x2goclient from flash drives or
ROM mediums without installation of x2goclient on system.

-- 
Oleksandr Shneyder
Dipl. Informatik
X2go Core Developer Team

email:  oleksandr.shneyder at obviously-nice.de
web: www.obviously-nice.de

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