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Thread: Trying to install BOINC 6.10.58 on Kubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) |
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I am trying to install BOINC on Kubuntu 12.04 (64-bit). First time using linux.
----------------------------------------1. I downloaded boinc_6.10.58_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh to my Downloads folder. 2. I followed the instructions for Ubuntu. "ls" -> "chmod +x boinc_6.10.58_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh" -> "./boinc_6.10.58_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh" 3. i do get a response "use /home/lau/Downloads/BOINC/run_manager to start BOINC" and a new BOINC folder, so everything looks good. 4. But, I don't see BOINC in my Applications tab or Muon Software Center. Synaptic Package Manager only shows various packages of BOINC 7.0.27 -- none of them installed. nothing about 6.10.58. (I tried using 7.0.27, but the BOINC manager couldn't find the BOINC client after rebooting.) Do I need to do something else? Or am I doing something wrong? Thanks! [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 28, 2012 4:18:00 PM] |
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Hi,
----------------------------------------You're much better off by running the BOINC install from whatever package manager there is on Kubuntu. In terminal the command on Ubuntu would be sudo apt-get install boinc boincmgr More help here http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC_on_Debian where Kubuntu is essentially based on Debian. You mention Synaptic, so that would be your RPM. The boinc client can be started from terminal with sudo service boinc-client start ** edit **if having installed BOINC from the repository [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 28, 2012 4:57:43 PM] |
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it was actually very easy to install BOINC 7.0.27 that came with Kubuntu. it worked right after installing. i see a valid result within Results Status. but, after i shut down the computer and start up later, the manager could not find the client. there are user reviews that say that BOINC 7.0.27 does not work with Kubuntu 64-bit. i assume that's my problem with 7.0.27.
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Does the
sudo service boinc-client start terminal command not work? |
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Former Member
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just tried "sudo service boinc-client start" and got, "boinc-client: unrecognized service"
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Former Member
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Odd. BOINC somehow shows up in my Ubuntu menu somewhere under system or other... not exactly in a place you'd expect.
Here's some BOINC and location help for Kubuntu: http://askubuntu.com/questions/120966/how-to-install-boinc-at-home Have not had to do any of that with any xUbuntu. Some installs the core client would not start, which is when I ran the start command I gave. |
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