A while back I installed Ubuntu 7.04 on my spare AMD system. Being very new to Linux OS this was quite an adventure.
I even managed to d/load BOINC 5.8.16 and get that running.......now this is where my problen is.
When I click on "help" then "about" in the BOINC GUI, I'm presented with a little screen showing BOINC ver 5.8.16......all seems fine does'nt it?!?!
However I've just had a message stating the following:
A new version of BOINC(5.8.16) is available for your computer
OK so I got more curious than that and paged back in the messages tab to the beginning of the messages. There I find that client 5.4.11 is being used.

Maybee BOINC is not confused (I am) and maybee its not a CRISIS.
I would however like to have everything at the latest beta of alternatively the preffered versions.

Can someone assist?
Please note that I'm still VERY green when it comes to Linux.

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Did you ever install client ver. 5.4.11 using Synaptic or apt-get?

Open a terminal and type:

cd /etc/default/
ls

If you see a boinc-client amongst the list, then you have installed 5.4.11 by Synaptic, apt-get, or some other means.

I install 5.4.11 using apt-get in order to get it to run as a daemon, then download/extract newer versions and edit the /etc/default/boinc-client file to point it at the newer version.

Did you ever install client ver. 5.4.11 using Synaptic or apt-get?

Open a terminal and type:

cd /etc/default/
ls

If you see a boinc-client amongst the list, then you have installed 5.4.11 by Synaptic, apt-get, or some other means.

I install 5.4.11 using apt-get in order to get it to run as a daemon, then download/extract newer versions and edit the /etc/default/boinc-client file to point it at the newer version.

Yes, I used Synaptic to install 5.4.11.
what would the "[b]" in [b]cd /etc/default/ actually do? cd would change the dir to etc/default/.......but the [b]......??
"ls" would list the contents (if I'm correct?) what does the parameter
"/b" do?
Would it work if I edit the client file and point it to the new version.

Sorry for all the questions, Linux is still Greek to me.....

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Yes, I used Synaptic to install 5.4.11.
what would the "[ b ]" in [ b ]cd /etc/default/ actually do? cd would change the dir to etc/default/.......but the [ b ]......??
"ls" would list the contents (if I'm correct?) what does the parameter
"/b" do?
Would it work if I edit the client file and point it to the new version.

Sorry for all the questions, Linux is still Greek to me.....

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G'day andydied

The "[ b ]" you are referring to is a BBCode used by this forum to make text bold - it's not a linux command.

I don't use *buntu, but from what I've read these distro's provide BOINC in two parts the client and the manager - it would seem that you have upgraded the manager at some point but not the client - hence the identity crisis. It should be easily fixed by updating the client :)

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Would it work if I edit the client file and point it to the new version.

Sorry for all the questions, Linux is still Greek to me.....

As Trog Dog said, the "[ b ] [ / b ]" are just formatting for this forum. I was bolding them to indicate commands to enter.

If you want to point to the new client version, do the following in terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client stop
sudo gedit /etc/default/boinc-client

Find the section in that file that starts like this:
This is the location of the BOINC core client, ...

There are some entries in that section like this:
#BOINC_CLIENT="/usr/local/bin/boinc_4.25"
BOINC_CLIENT="/usr/bin/boinc_client"

The one with the # sign is commented out, so it is not used. You need to add the # to the beginning of the one located in "/usr/bin/boinc_client" and then add the location of the newer version, i.e.:

BOINC_CLIENT="/home/andydied/BOINC/boinc"

After adding the correct location for the newer version, save the file and exit.

Now back in terminal, enter the following:

sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client start

Checking the messages in BOINC Manager should now give the newer client version.

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Hi BobCat

Thanx, I now understand the BOLD thing

I tried U'r commands in terminal,
and I can edit the file....no problem.

BOINC however can't connect to "localhost" after pointing it to the new location.
So, I've undone the suggestions (for now) and set it so that I don't receive new work. I'll let the work cache empty first, then play around with the settings again.

Thanx
Andy

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You should be able to use Synaptic to update the client. You seem to have updated boinc-manager, now you need to update boinc-client.

Let Synaptic and apt deal with the heavy lifting. The Ubuntu BOINC port is one of the more reliable ones.

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Actually the Synaptic version of BOINC on Ubuntu is still 5.4.11 last time i checked. Very outdated but still a solid performer.

You should be able to use Synaptic to update the client. You seem to have updated boinc-manager, now you need to update boinc-client.

Let Synaptic and apt deal with the heavy lifting. The Ubuntu BOINC port is one of the more reliable ones.

Hi Didactylos,
I opened synaptic and found all the installed boinc apps (all show ver 5.4.11)
but I don't have the option to update/upgrade them from synaptic.
I do have the option to re-install or uninstall the packages.

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This is because you would already be running 5.4.11
I just stumbled across this page
[url]http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=Boinc[url]
Download the latest stable version of BOINC here as a .deb. Its as easy to install as a right click in Kubuntu.

Currently they have BOINC 5.8.17 in a .deb format for both 32bit and 64bit Ubuntu

This is because you would already be running 5.4.11
I just stumbled across this page
[url]http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=Boinc[url]
Download the latest stable version of BOINC here as a .deb. Its as easy to install as a right click in Kubuntu.

Currently they have BOINC 5.8.17 in a .deb format for both 32bit and 64bit Ubuntu

Hi Clownius
Thanx for the link to the deb install file for 5.8.17
I've managed to successfully download and install the app
I now have 5.8.17 running and hopefully no more annoying
"please update me" messages from BOINC manager

Thanx to all who helped a raw linux newbie
regards
andy

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