Portable .zip for Windows?
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Description
Some people don't have local admin rights on a computer they use or would like to install LMMS to a thumb drive or another place.
I think it'd be nice if there was a self-contained `.zip` as a [release](https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/releases) that includes the actual program executable installer. I was able to extract the contents of the installer .exe via 7-zip and run it from there, but I think this should be made easier.
I think this would be a good first bug for anyone interested in making this.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue points to the GitHub releases page and the Windows installer .exe extracted with 7-Zip; begin by reviewing how the Windows installer is packaged and published there. Done means a self-contained .zip release can be extracted to a thumb drive or another location and run without local administrator rights.
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Assessment
- Domain
- release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100