Thread 'Boinc Mgr in Fedora 8'

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oldsoundguy Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 3	Message 13773 - Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 18:02:18 UTC Trying to install Boinc on a new load. Installs fine, client launches fine .. MANAGER does not launch, so no way to pick up projects. Works fine on Fedora 7. Any help appreciated. Thanks ID: 13773 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15552	Message 13774 - Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 18:41:31 UTC Last modified: 12 Nov 2007, 18:42:41 UTC If BOINC 5.10.28, then it's because the developers have build the latest version of BOINC with the GUI only for Ubuntu style Linux distros. All other distros best use the command line client (and an older version of BOINC Manager). Rom Walton wrote: we have had a policy change, we will be releasing a command line compatible with as many Linux distro�s as possible package, and a Ubuntu 7.10 specific package with a GTK2 based GUI. David Anderson wrote: The reason for the policy change is that it's proven difficult/impossible to make a graphical version that will run on the majority of recent linux distributions. Rom has spent a lot of time on it, at the expense of more important tasks. We're maintaining a graphical version for Ubuntu because it's the most widely used distribution. Package maintainers for other distros are welcome to maintain distro-specific versions of BOINC. -- David ID: 13774 ·

oldsoundguy Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 3	Message 13775 - Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 19:32:23 UTC that is really sad! Guess the 2 million or so users of Fedora are left out! ID: 13775 ·

oldsoundguy Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 3	Message 13776 - Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 19:34:10 UTC one comment .. the command line method is written in geek speak. Maybe writing it like some of the forums would be more appropriate with the ability to cut and paste a whole line rather than trying to interpret intent? ID: 13776 ·

Nicolas Send message Joined: 19 Jan 07 Posts: 1179	Message 13777 - Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 19:58:49 UTC - in response to Message 13775. that is really sad! Guess the 2 million or so users of Fedora are left out! Tell Fedora people to make an official package. BOINC devs won't waste their time making packages for every single Linux distro in existence! ID: 13777 ·

ohiomike Send message Joined: 26 Dec 06 Posts: 26	Message 13901 - Posted: 16 Nov 2007, 17:24:17 UTC - in response to Message 13777. Last modified: 16 Nov 2007, 17:27:09 UTC that is really sad! Guess the 2 million or so users of Fedora are left out! Tell Fedora people to make an official package. BOINC devs won't waste their time making packages for every single Linux distro in existence! Maybe if the developers would just include a list of what dependencies are needed if would help. I am fighting the same problem with ARCH Linux. On the up-side, Boinc installs and runs fine, I just use the Boinc Manager from a remote machine to look at things. ID: 13901 ·

Mattia Verga Send message Joined: 17 May 07 Posts: 15	Message 14421 - Posted: 19 Dec 2007, 10:29:18 UTC - in response to Message 13774. All other distros best use the command line client (and an older version of BOINC Manager). So, when can we expect a command line only version for linux x64? ID: 14421 ·

dietyyli Send message Joined: 20 Sep 07 Posts: 4	Message 15138 - Posted: 27 Jan 2008, 21:06:50 UTC - in response to Message 14421. So, when can we expect a command line only version for linux x64? Any news on this? ID: 15138 ·

MikeMarsUK Send message Joined: 16 Apr 06 Posts: 386	Message 15139 - Posted: 27 Jan 2008, 21:42:11 UTC The command-line version is included as part of the GUI manager. Download 5.10.28, and only run it via the command line rather than running the manager. ID: 15139 ·

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