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jamie.kotlewski
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Hi,
I am new to Ubuntu but not to WCG. I was wondering how I can find the WCG libraries for linux. Is it available somewhere? I am new to Linux so I don't know my way around as much as I would like but I am trying. Any help would be great! Jamie |
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Former Member
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To load boinc in Ubuntu just type this:
sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-manager When finished open the boinc manager and the project wizard should start. Follow the prompts. |
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BobCat13
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Also note that if you are using 64-bit Ubuntu, installing 32-bit libraries will probably be necessary to get WCG's science applications to work.
Open a terminal session and enter the following to install 32-bit libs sudo apt-get install ia32-libs |
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Former Member
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Hmm i wonder, can anyone confirm is it necessary to use 32bit libraries or WCG aplications can run normaly on 64bit linux?
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Former Member
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Hello alfa88,
All our applications are compiled in 32-bit compilers, so they use some of the routines in the 32-bit libraries. They can run in a 64-bit OS, but require 32-bit support. Eventually this will change, when there are enough 64-bit OS members to justify supporting applications that cannot run in 32-bit systems. Lawrence |
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Former Member
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Thanks for the quick answer ;)
Cheers, |
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