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by Nagai-san
17 May 2021, 09:30
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Portable Linux binary: Decompress .run or compile from source?
Replies: 8
Views: 5912

Re: Portable Linux binary: Decompress .run or compile from source?

Decompressing with 7z worked, but it is a bit of a hassle. Still, since it works I'm ok with it; but could you maybe document the process somewhere? I essentially had to call 7z 3 times to get the binaries extracted from the package. Is there a better way to do this?
by Nagai-san
10 May 2021, 09:58
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Portable Linux binary: Decompress .run or compile from source?
Replies: 8
Views: 5912

Re: Portable Linux binary: Decompress .run or compile from source?

@Zenju: I prefer to specify where apps are installed myself; this keeps my system cleaner and easier to maintenance.

@bgstack15: I was not aware you could just use 7z for this. I will give it a try and report back. If it does indeed work, consider this thread as resolved!
by Nagai-san
09 May 2021, 08:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Portable Linux binary: Decompress .run or compile from source?
Replies: 8
Views: 5912

Portable Linux binary: Decompress .run or compile from source?

Hello everyone!

I've been using FreeFileSync for a bit over a year now and really love the app. I'm using it to sync my work pc (Linux) with my home pc (Windows) and it works really well.

Up until recently, I could put the files of the program to a specific folder on my Linux machine essentially ...