Needing assistance for installing BOINC .

I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I unable to install the new version of BOINC to Ubuntu.




Thanks

Matthew

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

Needing assistance for installing BOINC .

I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I unable to install the new version of BOINC to Ubuntu.



Thanks

Matthew

The easiest way I found to get BOINC running all the time on Ubuntu was to first install the 5.4-11 boinc-client and boinc-manager version via Synaptic Pkg Mgr.

This puts the executables in /usr/bin and the client files in /var/lib/boinc-client, with the startup files in /etc/init.d.

Stop the client as it auto starts after this install.

Then, dl and "install" the latest BOINC version, which will put files in a local BOINC directory. I then copy the new binaries (boinc_client, boinc_cmd, boincmgr) from this local directory to /usr/bin after copying the original files to another name.

If you're not Linux-literate, this probably doesn't make much sense, but if you are, you should have all you need to get started.

With the startup scripts supplied, this means that BOINC runs on boot and you don't even have to login to the machine!

I use BOINCview to monitor all my machines, and have to do some additional steps to allow BOINCview to access each BOINC install, but even that's minimal to allow remote monitoring.

Mark

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Mark

Needing assistance for installing BOINC .

I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I unable to install the new version of BOINC to Ubuntu.



Thanks

Matthew

The easiest way I found to get BOINC running all the time on Ubuntu was to first install the 5.4-11 boinc-client and boinc-manager version via Synaptic Pkg Mgr.

This puts the executables in /usr/bin and the client files in /var/lib/boinc-client, with the startup files in /etc/init.d.

Stop the client as it auto starts after this install.

Then, dl and "install" the latest BOINC version, which will put it in a local directory. I then copy the new binaries to /usr/bin after copying the original files to another name.

If you're not Linux-literate, this probably doesn't make much sense, but if you are, you should have all you need to get started.

With the startup scripts supplied, this means that BOINC runs on boot and you don't even have to login to the machine!

I use BOINCview to monitor all my machines, and have to do some additional steps to allow BOINCview to access each BOINC install, but even that's minimal to allow remote monitoring.

Mark

Did not find the Synaptic Pkg Mgr. Is this an additional program that I will have to install or is it located on the install CD?

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

Needing assistance for installing BOINC .

I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I unable to install the new version of BOINC to Ubuntu.



Thanks

Matthew

The easiest way I found to get BOINC running all the time on Ubuntu was to first install the 5.4-11 boinc-client and boinc-manager version via Synaptic Pkg Mgr.

This puts the executables in /usr/bin and the client files in /var/lib/boinc-client, with the startup files in /etc/init.d.

Stop the client as it auto starts after this install.

Then, dl and "install" the latest BOINC version, which will put it in a local directory. I then copy the new binaries to /usr/bin after copying the original files to another name.

If you're not Linux-literate, this probably doesn't make much sense, but if you are, you should have all you need to get started.

With the startup scripts supplied, this means that BOINC runs on boot and you don't even have to login to the machine!

I use BOINCview to monitor all my machines, and have to do some additional steps to allow BOINCview to access each BOINC install, but even that's minimal to allow remote monitoring.

Mark

Did not find the Synaptic Pkg Mgr. Is this an additional program that I will have to install or is it located on the install CD?

Use whatever software installer you prefer. This could by Synaptic, apt, or even dpkg. In my install, in the GUI, Synaptic is under the "System" pull-down, under Administration.

apt is good if you like to do it from the command line.

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Mark

Needing assistance for installing BOINC .

I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I unable to install the new version of BOINC to Ubuntu.



Thanks

Matthew

The easiest way I found to get BOINC running all the time on Ubuntu was to first install the 5.4-11 boinc-client and boinc-manager version via Synaptic Pkg Mgr.

This puts the executables in /usr/bin and the client files in /var/lib/boinc-client, with the startup files in /etc/init.d.

Stop the client as it auto starts after this install.

Then, dl and "install" the latest BOINC version, which will put it in a local directory. I then copy the new binaries to /usr/bin after copying the original files to another name.

If you're not Linux-literate, this probably doesn't make much sense, but if you are, you should have all you need to get started.

With the startup scripts supplied, this means that BOINC runs on boot and you don't even have to login to the machine!

I use BOINCview to monitor all my machines, and have to do some additional steps to allow BOINCview to access each BOINC install, but even that's minimal to allow remote monitoring.

Mark

Did not find the Synaptic Pkg Mgr. Is this an additional program that I will have to install or is it located on the install CD?

Use whatever software installer you prefer. This could by Synaptic, apt, or even dpkg. In my install, in the GUI, Synaptic is under the "System" pull-down, under Administration.

apt is good if you like to do it from the command line.

Okay I found the Synaptic Pkg Mgr. when downloading BOINC do you need to create a folder or can I select a folder that already existing on the harddrive

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

OPERATION BOINC

SUCCESS SUCCESS THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR !!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

OPERATION BOINC

SUCCESS SUCCESS THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR !!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!

Congratulations!

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OPERATION BOINC

SUCCESS SUCCESS THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR !!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!

The next step is Chicken Soup:
Linux Apps
Will speed things up a bunch!

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Boinc Button Abuser In Training >My Shrubbers<

Where is the WIKI for Linux users? I seem to have lost the link.

Grtz HP ;)

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Where is the WIKI for Linux users? I seem to have lost the link.

Grtz HP ;)

I don't know if this is the LINUX site your looking for.

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I don't know if this is the LINUX site your looking for.

Thanks, honestly I meant the WIKI to install SETI / BOINC and clients under a Linux OS. In my memory there was something like that in the past. Could be of help for MatthewL...

Greetings from Belgium,
HP ;-)

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[quote]...Thanks, honestly I meant the WIKI to install SETI / BOINC and clients under a Linux OS. In my memory there was something like that in the past. Could be of help for MatthewL...

Follow through from the Boinc HELP link in my sig below.

Happy crunchin',
Martin

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See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

OPERATION BOINC

SUCCESS SUCCESS THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR !!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!

Congratulations!

I like this UBuntu linux version very user friendly!!

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

OPERATION BOINC

SUCCESS SUCCESS THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR !!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!

The next step is Chicken Soup:
Linux Apps
Will speed things up a bunch!

Hey thanks for the heads up on the chicken app. will check it out!!

Long Live Linux!!

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

OPERATION BOINC

SUCCESS SUCCESS THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR !!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!

The next step is Chicken Soup:
Linux Apps
Will speed things up a bunch!

Hey thanks for the heads up on the chicken app. will check it out!!

Long Live Linux!!

If you use Ubuntu 7.04 you surely want to buy the following book :

Hacking Ubuntu - Neal Krawetz - Wiley Publishing Inc - ISBN 978-0-470-10872-7

It makes Ubuntu behave as YOU want, contains serious hacks, mods ans customizations... It helped me on a lot of occasions, for instance to get a printer running coupled on an XP box via the network and printing from the Linux boxes without much hassle.

Greetings from Belgium,
Linux Power To The People at NO COST...

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Another question

I want to upgrade to BOINC ver. 5.8.16 from 5.4.11. when I download the new version what location do I download to? Also, Can I find the new download via the Synaptic Package Mgr? or do I use the add/remove program?

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

Hi all,

This post will certainly come of use when trying to install boinc on linux.

Greetings,
Sander

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Another question

I want to upgrade to BOINC ver. 5.8.16 from 5.4.11. when I download the new version what location do I download to? Also, Can I find the new download via the Synaptic Package Mgr? or do I use the add/remove program?

To my knowledge, there's no new version available via Synaptic. But as I said in my original note:

To upgrade to v 5.8.16 (or really to 5.10.8, which is the latest), you download the .tar.gz file from the BOINC site to your "local" directory. Unpack it, or have "Archive Mgr" open it when it downloads, and then extract the binaries (or executables) to a local directory. Stop the BOINC client. Then copy those new files (boinc_client, boincmgr, boinc_cmd) to the /usr/bin directory. Then restart the boinc-client. You'll now be running the new version.

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Mark

Another question

I want to upgrade to BOINC ver. 5.8.16 from 5.4.11. when I download the new version what location do I download to? Also, Can I find the new download via the Synaptic Package Mgr? or do I use the add/remove program?

To my knowledge, there's no new version available via Synaptic. But as I said in my original note:

To upgrade to v 5.8.16 (or really to 5.10.8, which is the latest), you download the .tar.gz file from the BOINC site to your "local" directory. Unpack it, or have "Archive Mgr" open it when it downloads, and then extract the binaries (or executables) to a local directory. Stop the BOINC client. Then copy those new files (boinc_client, boincmgr, boinc_cmd) to the /usr/bin directory. Then restart the boinc-client. You'll now be running the new version.

I installed Boinc from the Synaptic package manager the other day, and BoincView indicates that I am running Version 5.8.13.

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Another question

I want to upgrade to BOINC ver. 5.8.16 from 5.4.11. when I download the new version what location do I download to? Also, Can I find the new download via the Synaptic Package Mgr? or do I use the add/remove program?

To my knowledge, there's no new version available via Synaptic. But as I said in my original note:

To upgrade to v 5.8.16 (or really to 5.10.8, which is the latest), you download the .tar.gz file from the BOINC site to your "local" directory. Unpack it, or have "Archive Mgr" open it when it downloads, and then extract the binaries (or executables) to a local directory. Stop the BOINC client. Then copy those new files (boinc_client, boincmgr, boinc_cmd) to the /usr/bin directory. Then restart the boinc-client. You'll now be running the new version.

Being a Windows person can to restate what said in windows lingo?

THanks

Matthew

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010