How do I install the BOINC upgrade in Linux Mint?

Message boards : Questions and problems : How do I install the BOINC upgrade in Linux Mint?
Message board moderation

To post messages, you must log in.

AuthorMessage
BOINC Atlantic Team
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 11 Oct 11
Posts: 58
United States
Message 40958 - Posted: 4 Nov 2011, 22:42:09 UTC

The current version of BOINC for Linux is 6.12.34. I'm running 6.10.59 and would like to install the upgrade in Linux Mint. I'm new to Linux and don't wanna screw up my current projects, etc.

What is the procedure for installing the upgrade, details help.

Thanks.
ID: 40958 · Report as offensive
Profile Jord
Volunteer tester
Help desk expert
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 29 Aug 05
Posts: 15480
Netherlands
Message 40965 - Posted: 4 Nov 2011, 23:18:32 UTC - in response to Message 40958.  

ID: 40965 · Report as offensive
BOINC Atlantic Team
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 11 Oct 11
Posts: 58
United States
Message 40969 - Posted: 4 Nov 2011, 23:39:13 UTC - in response to Message 40965.  
Last modified: 4 Nov 2011, 23:55:47 UTC

Thanks. All the different names for the distros get me confused.

Trying it now...

Ok, this is what happens...


mark@nx6310 ~ $ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for mark:
Ign file: binary/ InRelease
Ign file: binary/ Release.gpg
Ign file: binary/ Release
Ign file: binary/ Translation-en_US
Ign file: binary/ Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security InRelease
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org natty InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates InRelease
Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty InRelease
Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release.gpg
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com natty Release.gpg
Get:2 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya Release [16.5 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release
Get:3 http://extras.ubuntu.com natty Release.gpg [72 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com natty Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com natty Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner i386 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Get:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main i386 Packages [8,581 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner TranslationIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe TranslationIndex
Get:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/upstream i386 Packages [16.0 kB]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Get:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import i386 Packages [5,967 B]
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import TranslationIndex
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/upstream TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/free i386 Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/non-free i386 Packages
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/free TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net natty/main Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/import Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/universe Translation-en
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/main Translation-en
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/upstream Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com katya/upstream Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/free Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/free Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org natty/non-free Translation-en
Fetched 47.3 kB in 7s (6,728 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done

mark@nx6310 ~ $ sudo apt-get install boinc-manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
boinc-manager is already the newest version.
boinc-manager set to manually installed.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libmono2.0-cil libdbus-glib1.0-cil librsvg2-2.18-cil python-mpd
python-mutagen libmono-system-data-linq2.0-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil
libwnck2.20-cil dockmanager libdbus1.0-cil libmono-wcf3.0-cil libgdiplus
libgnomedesktop2.20-cil
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
mark@nx6310 ~ $

The Help/About displays version 6.10.59.

Maybe I've got this wrong... but wouldn't apt-get update get the updates from the package manager servers? The same place that I would be checking if I used the software manager or package manager? It doesn't get the latest version directly from boinc(dot)berkeley(dot)edu does it?
ID: 40969 · Report as offensive
BOINC Atlantic Team
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 11 Oct 11
Posts: 58
United States
Message 40972 - Posted: 5 Nov 2011, 0:19:23 UTC - in response to Message 40970.  

@Dagorath, I did get it using the GUI package manager. I'd rather keep things simple so perhaps it's best to stick with that version. I guess the version available from the repositories runs a little behind the current version available from Berkeley.

I was just figuring that sooner or later I would have to learn how to do this, but if the repositories get updated periodically I'll just wait until they get the package.


ID: 40972 · Report as offensive
BOINC Atlantic Team
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 11 Oct 11
Posts: 58
United States
Message 40993 - Posted: 5 Nov 2011, 17:07:51 UTC - in response to Message 40974.  

...I helped a friend install Ubuntu 11.10 the other day. There is a BOINC 6.12.33 repo package available for 11.10. If your Version of Mint is not up to date then you might be able to get 6.12.33 by updating Mint.


I checked again: 6.10.59+dfsg-0ubuntu1 is what is available from the software manager and package manager.

I should have the latest mint (11/Gnome) I just installed it from CD a week ago and every time the little box tells me I have updates, I get them. I don't know alot about packages yet, but maybe the Mint versions have to be assembled differently and haven't been updated yet?



ID: 40993 · Report as offensive
Roy Strachan

Send message
Joined: 17 Nov 11
Posts: 1
Canada
Message 41190 - Posted: 17 Nov 2011, 7:14:45 UTC - in response to Message 40958.  

The current version of BOINC for Linux is 6.12.34. I'm running 6.10.59 and would like to install the upgrade in Linux Mint. I'm new to Linux and don't wanna screw up my current projects, etc.

What is the procedure for installing the upgrade, details help.

Thanks.


I'm running Ubuntu but the procedure should be the same. Check to see if boinc, boinccmd and boincmgr are in /usr/bin. If they are download the latest boinc if you haven't already. Go to the directory you downloaded it into and run the shell script to create the BOINC directory which will have the 3 boinc files (and others) in it.

run: sh ./boinc->tab to complete the file name <Enter> to create the BOINC directory. Then change to that (BOINC) directory. Stop the boinc client -
sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client stop <Enter>
cd /usr/bin
rename the 3 boinc files so that you can restore them if you run into problems.
cd - (minus) to go back to BOINC
sudo cp boinc boinccmd boincmgr /usr/bin
sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client start
You should be running the new client and continue processing the same unit(s) you were working on before the change.


ID: 41190 · Report as offensive

Message boards : Questions and problems : How do I install the BOINC upgrade in Linux Mint?

Copyright © 2024 University of California.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.