Thread 'How do I install the BOINC upgrade in Linux Mint?'

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BOINC Atlantic Team Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 58	Message 40958 - Posted: 4 Nov 2011, 22:42:09 UTC The current version of BOINC for Linux is 6.12.34. I'm running 6.10.59 and would like to install the upgrade in Linux Mint. I'm new to Linux and don't wanna screw up my current projects, etc. What is the procedure for installing the upgrade, details help. Thanks. ID: 40958 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15634	Message 40965 - Posted: 4 Nov 2011, 23:18:32 UTC - in response to Message 40958. See http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC#Linux, Mint is a Debian version. ID: 40965 ·

BOINC Atlantic Team Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 58	Message 40969 - Posted: 4 Nov 2011, 23:39:13 UTC - in response to Message 40965. Last modified: 4 Nov 2011, 23:55:47 UTC Thanks. All the Trying it now... Ok, this is what happens... mark@nx6310 ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for mark: Ign file: binary/ InRelease Ign file: binary/ Release.gpg Ign file: binary/ Release Ign file: binary/ Translation-en_US Ign file: binary/ Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security InRelease Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty InRelease Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty InRelease Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org natty InRelease Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates InRelease Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty InRelease Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya Release.gpg [198 B] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release.gpg Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty InRelease Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty Release.gpg Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release.gpg Hit http://archive.canonical.com natty Release.gpg Get:2 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya Release [16.5 kB] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release Get:3 http://extras.ubuntu.com natty Release.gpg [72 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release.gpg Hit http://archive.canonical.com natty Release Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com natty Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main Sources Hit http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner i386 Packages Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse i386 Packages Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main TranslationIndex Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse TranslationIndex Get:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main i386 Packages [8,581 B] Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse i386 Packages Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner TranslationIndex Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main TranslationIndex Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted TranslationIndex Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe TranslationIndex Get:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/upstream i386 Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages Get:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import i386 Packages [5,967 B] Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import TranslationIndex Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main TranslationIndex Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/upstream TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/free i386 Packages Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/non-free i386 Packages Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main Translation-en_US Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/free TranslationIndex Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe Translation-en Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/non-free TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import Translation-en Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe Translation-en Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main Translation-en_US Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main Translation-en mark@nx6310 ~ $ sudo apt-get install boinc-manager Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done boinc-manager is already the newest version. boinc-manager set to manually installed. The following packages were automatically installed libmono2.0-cil libdbus-glib1.0-cil librsvg2-2.18-cil python-mutagen libmono-system-data-linq2.0-cil libmono-syst libwnck2.20-cil dockmanager libdbus1.0-cil libmono-wcf3.0-cil libgnomedesktop2.20-cil Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not mark@nx6310 ~ $ The Help/About displays version 6.10.59. Maybe I've got this wrong... but wouldn't apt-get update ID: 40969 · different names for the distros get me confused. Packages [16.0 kB] Translation-en_US Translation-en_US Translation-en_US /> /> and are no longer required: python-mpd em-web2.0-cil libgdiplus upgraded. get the updates from the package manager servers? The same place that I would be checking if I used the software manager or package manager? It doesn't get the latest version directly from boinc(dot)berkeley(dot)edu does it? st.php?post=40969">
Message 40972 - Posted: 5 Nov 2011, 0:19:23 UTC - in response to Message 40970. @Dagorath, I did get it using the GUI package manager. I'd rather keep things simple so perhaps it's best to stick with that version. I guess the version available from the repositories runs a little behind the current version available from Berkeley. I was just figuring that sooner or later I would have to learn how to do this, but if the repositories get updated periodically I'll just wait until they get the package. ID: 40972 ·

BOINC Atlantic Team Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 58	Message 40993 - Posted: 5 Nov 2011, 17:07:51 UTC - in response to Message 40974. ...I helped a friend install Ubuntu 11.10 the other day. There is a BOINC 6.12.33 repo package available for 11.10. If your Version of Mint is not up to date then you might be able to get 6.12.33 by updating Mint. I checked again: 6.10.59+dfsg-0ubuntu1 is what is available from the software manager and package manager. I should have the latest mint (11/Gnome) I just installed it from CD a week ago and every time the little box tells me I have updates, I get them. I don't know alot about packages yet, but maybe the Mint versions have to be assembled differently and haven't been updated yet? ID: 40993 ·

Roy Strachan Send message Joined: 17 Nov 11 Posts: 1	Message 41190 - Posted: 17 Nov 2011, 7:14:45 UTC - in response to Message 40958. The current version of BOINC for Linux is 6.12.34. I'm running 6.10.59 and would like to install the upgrade in Linux Mint. I'm new to Linux and don't wanna screw up my current projects, etc. What is the procedure for installing the upgrade, details help. Thanks. I'm running Ubuntu but the procedure should be the same. Check to see if boinc, boinccmd and boincmgr are in /usr/bin. If they are download the latest boinc if you haven't already. Go to the directory you downloaded it into and run the shell script to create the BOINC directory which will have the 3 boinc files (and others) in it. run: sh ./boinc->tab to complete the file name <Enter> to create the BOINC directory. Then change to that (BOINC) directory. Stop the boinc client - sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client stop <Enter> cd /usr/bin rename the 3 boinc files so that you can restore them if you run into problems. cd - (minus) to go back to BOINC sudo cp boinc boinccmd boincmgr /usr/bin sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client start You should be running the new client and continue processing the same unit(s) you were working on before the change. ID: 41190 ·

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