Impossible to install digikam 5.8.0 as low privilege user on MS Windows 10

[Gilles Caulier]

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Gilles Caulier

2018-01-24 9:03 GMT+01:00 <cerp at eeos.biz>:

> Dear Gilles,
>
> I udnerstand your point. My point would be that, because we are allowed to
> install in our user set of directories, digikam should offer the option to
> be installed in those, just like many other programmes, not only
> rawtherapee. Under Linux, you only install using admin if you do a system
> wide install, but if you install in the /home of the user, you can still do
> it.
>
> Best,
>
>
> Quoting Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi,
>>
>> It's fully reproducible here in my offcie with Windows 7 where all
>> computers are centrally managed too.
>>
>> As the installer register the application in Windows registery to be
>> visible in Windows control pannel (uninstall section), you need admin
>> right
>> to install.
>>
>> Also i think it's safe to require admin right to install an application in
>> a centrally managed park of computer. After all, we need this right too
>> under MacOS and Linux (excepted AppImage but's it's a special case).
>>
>> So for me it's a normal install behavior, and the way used by Rawtherapee
>> is wrong.
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>>
>>
>> 2018-01-23 23:59 GMT+01:00 <cerp at eeos.biz>:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I cannot install digikam 5.8.0 as low privilege user on MS Windows 10. My
>>> laptop is centrally managed, but I can easily install those packages like
>>> Rawtherapee that can be installed in the local user directory without
>>> privileges.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Corrado
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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