Nonportable
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What is a nonportable app?
Bug Report
Current Behaviour
It's unclear what is a "nonportable" app. Is it referring to portability across different computers, windows-reinstalls, or something else? If yes, how exactly is portability achieved in apps which are actually "portable"? I'm a little confused.
Expected Behaviour
In the README of this project, can you kindly add a description of what exactly is meant by "nonportable" apps, and what kind of issues/limitations one should expect form such nonportable apps.
Additional context/output
Would be very helpful to explain this with an example, and maybe also contrast it with a "portable" app.
A portable app is one that contains everything needed to run in a single directory. So when you download it and unzip it to a location you're good to go.
A nonportable app runs an installer and copies the necessary files to various directories for use. When uninstalling it would use the uninstaller to cleanup the files it placed.
The main scoop bucket is main. The 2nd is extras. main has CLI apps. extras has GUI apps.
What is the reason for this nonportable scoop bucket? Does the name imply main/extras have only portable apps, i.e. I can install any main/extras app in a portable usb drive?
Example: Google Chrome is in extras. Is it possible to install it in a usb drive and use it like plug-n-play in another computer?
P.S.: This is just curiosity about this bucket. My interest is really "can I install it without admin rights?". And main/extras have mixed behaviour, although the majority are non-admin apps.
