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[Suggestion] add Google Chrome Portable
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Qw Posts: 9
02/11/2023
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Hello,
First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude for all your efforts in maintaining so many programs.
I'm currently using the Brave browser via SyManue and have encountered an issue where all Chromium-based browsers in Symenu are outdated. I understand that this isn't the fault of the SyMenu teams. Regrettably, the primary maintainers of Brave, Chromium, and several other browsers have either abandoned the projects or update them at an extremely slow pace.
I kindly request the addition of Google Chrome Portable from portableapps.com. While I am aware of the issues SyManu faces with that particular site, the version available on PortableApps is consistently updated, much like the Firefox version that present on SyManue from the same site. I would greatly appreciate it if you could consider adding this program to your selections.
Thank you very much for all your hard work.
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Gianluca Administrator Posts: 1274
03/11/2023
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First: it's SyMenu not SyManue or SyManu. Please! 
Grabbing the PA version is the very last option for the SyMenu suite for several reasons:
- The PA installer prevented the silent install from third parties for years today. So if you are using the PA launcher you can use the silent installer otherwise you are the enemy and don't have to use their programs at all if possible. Not even thinking about using the silent install.
- The PA installer up to the 2.2.1.0 version, checked the FS to verify if the PAF program was executing on SyMenu or Lupo pen suite... and I don't know how many others. In that case a scary message was shown to the user.
- From the 2.2.1.0 version the scary message has been shown for installation and program update. Again if you install or update the same program with the PA launcher no scary message appears.
I don't know how much the PA community is aware of these things but nobody is interested in this topic. They self-styled as an open community but they act as a closed one.
This is the scenario that explains why I'm so reluctant in using the PA version.
When I have no other options, I use their version.
Regarding Google Chrome they use a network install. It means that the PAF version of this program doesn't contain the real program but a downloader. Since I don't want to use this method because it is senseless, Google Chrome can't be used in the PAF version.
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Qw Posts: 9
03/11/2023
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First: it's SyMenu, not SyManue or SyManu. Please!
I apologize; my spellchecker seems to have a mind of its own.
They portray themselves as an open community, but they act as a closed one.
I am aware of this issue, which is why I use SyMenu instead of PA or others.
In our current age, where web browsers serve as the primary line of defense on the internet. This app needs to be updated as quickly as possible. Running an older version (even just a couple of days old) poses a security risk that everyone should avoid.
I use SyMenu with Firefox as my default browser app, but I also need a Chromium-based browser for sites compatible only with Chrome. The current list in SyMenu has not been updated for weeks. This isn't the fault of the SyMenu team, but rather due to the parent projects being slow to update or possibly abandoned, as is the case with portapps.io.
Therefore, I'm seeking suggestions for alternative options. For me, it appears that due to the security risk posed by using an old browser through the PA version, it's better to "bite the bullet" and use the PA version similar to the FireFox case.
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Gianluca Administrator Posts: 1274
03/11/2023
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You should.
As you already know for sure you can use SyMenu as a launcher for external programs too.
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