Run Portable Apps on Ubuntu 16.04 'Xenial Xerus' Using ORB Launcher
What is ORB Launcher ?
The apps will automatically enter the "Portable/Persistent Mode" when they are run from the USB stick, which means that all settings will be stored on the thumb drive. Of course, this means that no installation is required, but you'll first need to download the ORB Launcher app from the project's website.
Additionally, you should know that no root (system administrator) access is required to run any of the available portable apps, which come with built-in integrity checking that lets you know if they have been damaged because of an unreliable Internet connection. As for Internet connection, all apps work offline too.
What the Features :
- Portable Mode – Apps automatically enter “Portable Mode” when running from a USB drive, which means all settings and data used by the App will be stored on the USB drive.
- Compression – Apps are compressed at all times, which means many apps can be stored even in small USB drives
- Just run – Nothing to install – Apps run without installing them and don’t require any special software on the target computer (although we strongly recommend installing ORB Launcher to get an improved experience)
- No root? No problem? – No root required – Apps don’t need to be installed and they don’t require root permissions
- Integrity checking – Unreliable internet? Incomplete downloads? – Don’t worry, ORB Apps feature built-in integrity checking, which automatically alerts the user if an App has been damaged.
- Online + Offline – No internet? No problem! No dependencies to download or install
- Open format – Want to have a peek inside the ORB? Just mount the ORB/ISO and take a look.
Supported applications
Among the applications that are now available to download as a portable app, we can mention popular names like LibreOffice, Blender, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, FileZilla, Kodi, VLC Media Player, AbiWord, ISO Master, Stellarium, qBittorrent, Audacity, GIMP, Audacious, and Inkscape.
Additionally, software projects like OpenShot, PiTiVi, Kino, EasyTAG, GNOME MPlayer, Darktable, MyPaint, Tomahawk, uGet, Clementine, Deluge, GHex, Geary, Workrave, Vinagre, Sound Juicer, Brasero, Bless, SpeedCrunch, PDFMod, HexChat, GtkHash, GNOME To Do, and Glade are also available.
Please note that the apps mentioned above have been designed to work only with the 64-bit version of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system. It is possible for them also to be compatible with similar platforms, such as 64-bit Debian GNU/Linux or 64-bit Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa," but it's not guaranteed.
Compatibility: Compatible with Ubuntu 16.04 (64 bits), might work on other distros, but that is not guaranteed.
How to Install ORB Launcher on Ubuntu 16.04 'Xenial Xerus' LTS :
Automatic installation, Run this on a terminal:
Or if you don’t have wget:
Install ORB Launcher using manual download debian package :
Install debian package :
wget -O - https://www.orbital-apps.com/orb.sh | bash
Or if you don’t have wget:
curl https://www.orbital-apps.com/orb.sh | bash
Install ORB Launcher using manual download debian package :
wget https://www.orbital-apps.com/files/orb-launcher/orb-launcher_0.1.047.deb
Install debian package :
sudo dpkg -i orb-launcher_0.1.047.deb
Run Portable Application (Tomahawk) on Ubuntu 16.04 'Xenial Xerus' :
Follow this Link For Complete Download Portable Apps, and i download Tomhawk Music Player (ORB Format)
And Push Download Button or open terminal command :
wget https://www.orbital-apps.com/download/portable_apps_linux/tomahawk/tomahawk_portable_64bits_1463046757.orb
And run 'Double Click' or Right Click -> Open with ORB Launcher
You can run ORB Launcher using terminal, like this :
$ orb tomahawk_portable_64bits_1463046757.orb
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
