BOINC Client for Linux

[benZ]

Hi pressf1

Is anyone succesfully running BOINC Client under Linux. Which BOINC version are you using?

Version 6.12.22 doesn't run under Ubuntu 11.04. Would the type of distro matter?

Cheers

[benZ]

Correction- I'm running version 6.10.58

[fred_fish]

Don't install random stuff downloaded from websites.
Use the package manager to install from the repo.

aptitude install boinc-client boinc-manager

[benZ]

I used Ubuntu Software Centre

Boinc Manager runs fine

[fred_fish]

If it's from the official repo, I would expect it to work, but then you are running ubuntu... fresh breakage every six months!
You could try the version from here (https://launchpad.net/~pkg-boinc/+archive/ppa)

[benZ]

Thanks- i'll try it

Have to reinstall Ubuntu first (yeah it's broken!)

[Chilling_Silence]

You could argue launchpad is worse than the official repos. You're contradicting yourself mate, coz you say "Don't install random stuff downloaded from websites.", yet suggest a 3rd party repository?!

benZ:
Are you running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Ubuntu?
What happens when you run the .sh file?

[fred_fish]

You could argue launchpad is worse than the official repos.I have on several occasions ..
You're contradicting yourself mate,.. and yes I am :)
coz you say "Don't install random stuff downloaded from websites.", yet suggest a 3rd party repository?!Well he's already running a broken ubuntu, (so security doesn't seem to be a priority :devil ), seems capable of reinstalling if required, and doesn't post any troubleshooting info other than "it doesn't run".


benZ:
Are you running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Ubuntu?
What happens when you run the .sh file?

[benZ]

Installed OpenSUSE 11.4 (32bit i586). BOINC from OpenSUSE repo doesn't work but latest version (6.10.58 from sh file) does

BOINC client seems to take very little CPU time (tho I know it's working)

Thanks for suggestions