For all us Ubuntu users out there a .deb is by far the easiest way to install and update BOINC. Is it possible to have a link to a .deb on the Download page? I found some prepackaged .debs here and shock horror they work.
http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=Boinc

For all us Ubuntu users out there a .deb is by far the easiest way to install and update BOINC. Is it possible to have a link to a .deb on the Download page? I found some prepackaged .debs here and shock horror they work.
http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=Boinc

There was a .php page that had links like that. I only know because I ported it over to the Trac Wiki.

Found it...

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/DownloadOther

You can email David at davea at ssl.berkeley.edu with a request for the package to be added.

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Kathryn :o)

For all us Ubuntu users out there a .deb is by far the easiest way to install and update BOINC. Is it possible to have a link to a .deb on the Download page? I found some prepackaged .debs here and shock horror they work.
http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=Boinc

Why do you say this is easiest?

I install BOINC from the file downloaded from boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php and it takes less than 10 seconds to install.

Ubuntu 6.10 and 7.04

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Mainly because its a one click and done. Even sets it to start on bootup (before you login) etc with out you needing to know the slightest thing about Linux.

Mainly because its a one click and done. Even sets it to start on bootup (before you login) etc with out you needing to know the slightest thing about Linux.

I understand your reasoning........don't want mine that way, but can see that some users would.

Are all versions available that way?

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Only 5.8.17 at the moment. I emailed the site admins and i got the answer they cant suport multiple versions of the same program yet as their software only supports whatever the latest version is and they dont want to have testing software up instead of stable. They are looking into it in the future and pointed out to me how to go about creating it and making it available if i wanted to.
So i have a few days off comming up and im going to learn how to make .deb's which i will post on my website for now and will try to find somewhere to get them hosted with more bandwidth later.
If it works out and i can continue to find the time i should have the latest version of BOINC in both a 32bit .deb and a 64bit .deb from a week from today. Also i was told that once they fix their bvranching issues they would be interested in having the testing versions on site as well.

Only 5.8.17 at the moment. I emailed the site admins and i got the answer they cant suport multiple versions of the same program yet as their software only supports whatever the latest version is and they dont want to have testing software up instead of stable. They are looking into it in the future and pointed out to me how to go about creating it and making it available if i wanted to.
So i have a few days off comming up and im going to learn how to make .deb's which i will post on my website for now and will try to find somewhere to get them hosted with more bandwidth later.
If it works out and i can continue to find the time i should have the latest version of BOINC in both a 32bit .deb and a 64bit .deb from a week from today. Also i was told that once they fix their bvranching issues they would be interested in having the testing versions on site as well.

That is one of the advantages for using the BOINC URL, like I do.....all versions are available.

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