| Index | Recent Threads | Unanswered Threads | Who's Active | Guidelines | Search |
 |
World Community Grid Forums
Category: Support
Forum: BOINC Agent Support
Thread: the new version 6.12.34 for linux |
| No member browsing this thread |
|
Thread Status: Active Total posts in this thread: 10
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
My Boinc window stated there is a new upgrade, the 6.12.34
I'm currently using 6.12.33, so I removed it and reinstalled boinc but synaptic only finds 6.12.33 to be the latest version. Before this, I downloaded 6.12.34 to the downloads folder, but that was just one .sh file. I thought it was better to use synaptic and re-install boinc completely and didn't know what to do with just this one file. So that's when I let synaptic find the latest Boinc and it only finds 6.12.33 Anyone know how I can uograde to 6.12.34? thanks |
||
|
|
Dark Angel
Veteran Cruncher Australia Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Post Count: 721 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
|
That's easy. I'm assuming you're using Ubuntu, btw.
----------------------------------------The .sh file you downloaded is a script with included tarball. It contains all the BOINC files. Just mark it as executable and run it. From the command line, navigate to the directory where you saved it and enter: chmod +x <filename>.sh where <filename> is the exact name of the file. Next run it by entering: ./<filename>.sh It will decompress and create a folder called BOINC in the directory you're working in. Now a little house keeping. Enter: sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client stop enter your user password when requested. Now enter: sudo cp BOINC/boinc /usr/bin/ && sudo cp BOINC/boinccmd /usr/bin/ && sudo cp BOINC/boincmgr /usr/bin/ I'm sure there's a neater way of doing that but it will work. Next enter: sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client start Open your regular BOINC manager and you should see the new version number in the bottom right corner.  Currently being moderated under false pretences |
||
|
|
Dark Angel
Veteran Cruncher Australia Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Post Count: 721 Status: Offline Project Badges:
|
Don't try to rush things by skipping the stop and start commands. Your system will not allow you to copy over the old files if they are in use.
----------------------------------------If it doesn't work for some reason just enter: sudo apt-get reinstall boinc-client boinc-manager That will take it back to the version in the repositories. Currently being moderated under false pretences |
||
|
|
Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Thanks.
It is Ubuntu, but I don't know what happened, after updating Ubuntu and then reinstalling Boinc, I seem to have lost all program icons from the dashboard-home except for firefox and Boinc. I wonder if I ruined my Ubuntu linux? |
||
|
|
Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Ok, I found the programs with software manager.
----------------------------------------Now Terminal does show up if I tyoe 'Terminal' in dashboard home>search. In the terminal, how do I switch to the directory where the boinc 6.12.34 is. which in my case it's home/username/Downloads? If I type 'home/username/Downloads' it said bash: /home/username/Downloads: Is a directory username@us:~$ edit: I meant I found all my programs using the Ubuntu Software Center [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jan 4, 2012 5:35:44 AM] |
||
|
|
Dark Angel
Veteran Cruncher Australia Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Post Count: 721 Status: Offline Project Badges:
|
You need to use the cd command ("change directory") and then the path to where you want to go.
----------------------------------------When you first open the terminal you will be in your home directory so you can use: cd Downloads If you prefer to use the absolute path use: cd /home/username/Downloads If you want to go up one directory level for some reason, eg to move from /home/username/Downloads to /home/username use: cd .. (that's cd space dot dot) rather than typing in the whole absolute path Currently being moderated under false pretences [Edit 1 times, last edit by Dark Angel at Jan 4, 2012 6:15:53 AM] |
||
|
|
Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
The repository version is better integrated into Ubuntu, so suggest to stick to 6.12.33 as is the current offering under Ubuntu 11.04 & 11.10. When Synaptic/Ubuntu software center gets a new update it will tell you.
----------------------------------------Berkeley's BOINC will inform you, through the message/event log, there's a new version every 14 days if you don't upgrade. That can be disabled by pointing the cc_config.xml to check with WCG using the <options> <client_version_check_url>http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/download.php?xml=1 </client_version_check_url> <client_download_url>http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/download.php </client_download_url> <network_test_url>http://www.ibm.com/ </network_test_url> This adds that BOINC will check with WCG [at IBM] if the internet is up and not with google [default]. The cc_config.xml to edit under Ubuntu is located in /etc/boinc-client/ . Do this with command gksudo gedit cc_config.xml (gedit is my preferred editor). The file you see in /var/lib/boinc-client is a symlink to the one in /etc/boinc-client --//-- edit: remove the extra space in the 3 config lines before </...> else it wont be recognised by BOINC. [Edit 3 times, last edit by Former Member at Jan 4, 2012 11:22:21 AM] |
||
|
|
Dark Angel
Veteran Cruncher Australia Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Post Count: 721 Status: Offline Project Badges:
|
In a Gnome environment I normally use gedit as well, but if someone is using Ubuntu Server then they'll have to use something else. I've found nano to be quite good. It's not nearly as full featured as vim or emacs but in many ways that's a good thing since it's much easier to learn for a casual user.
----------------------------------------Currently being moderated under false pretences |
||
|
|
Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
If I try it now, do I have to manually delete the newly created Boinc directory in Downloads once the official upgrade is available?
|
||
|
|
Dark Angel
Veteran Cruncher Australia Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Post Count: 721 Status: Offline Project Badges:
|
Nope. You can ignore them if you like, just don't run anything in that folder. It won't start automatically unless you specifically arrange it, which you won't do by accident.
----------------------------------------Since you installed BOINC from the repositories that's the one that will be starting automatically. Currently being moderated under false pretences [Edit 1 times, last edit by Dark Angel at Jan 5, 2012 3:45:38 AM] |
||
|
|
|