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2011-02-09
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could you not just run 2 instances of the programe?
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2011-02-10
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Not normally, why do you want to do this?
It is possible, you will need to do a bit of work, unpack the programs package and place the files in the filesystem manually so they don't conflict with the other instance you have installed. In some cases you may need to recompile a program so it uses different paths, thus enabling the two different versions to co-exist.
It is possible, you will need to do a bit of work, unpack the programs package and place the files in the filesystem manually so they don't conflict with the other instance you have installed. In some cases you may need to recompile a program so it uses different paths, thus enabling the two different versions to co-exist.
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2011-02-10
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no.. i wanted to have more shortcuts as each one would have different "recent files".. quicker way to browse the pdf files
it seems a bit complicated.. thanks retsaw.. i'll try it..
it seems a bit complicated.. thanks retsaw.. i'll try it..
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2011-02-10
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Originally Posted by rasheddawabsheh
It sounds to me that you require two different copies of the apps config files (where in Evince's case is where it stores the list of recent files) rather than two copies of the app itself. I'm not sure if there's a generic way to do that that would work for all apps. You would probably need to modify the app's source code.
no.. i wanted to have more shortcuts as each one would have different "recent files".. quicker way to browse the pdf files
More likely, you would need to make a suggestion to the app's author giving as much details as possible for your desired use-case, as there may be other ways to implement what you want.
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2011-02-10
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i was wondering, is there a way to have two instances of the same program installed, evince for example?