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Installing the Linux Agent
What is the BOINC Client?
What is the BOINC Manager?
Why does World Community Grid require version 5.2 or higher of the BOINC client?
Do you have a startup script for the BOINC client on Linux?
Why does the Linux agent have less functionality then the Windows agent?
What is the BOINC Client?
The BOINC client is a command line application that runs on Linux. This application contains the functions necessary to connect your Linux computer to World Community Grid. These functions include the following:
Attach your computer to World Community Grid
Download work from the World Community Grid servers
Return completed results to the World Community Grid servers
Run the science application according to the preferences of the member
What is the BOINC Manager?
The BOINC manager is a graphic user interface that provides the ability to control a BOINC client and all of its functions. The manager can connect to BOINC clients running on the same or different computers. There is a version of the BOINC manager available for both Linux and Windows. This means that you can run the BOINC manager on your windows computer and connect to BOINC clients running on your Linux servers. Much more information about the BOINC manager is available at:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/manager.php
Why does World Community Grid require version 5.2 or higher of the BOINC client?
World Community Grid requires version 5.2 of the BOINC client because we have configured the system to communicate with the BOINC client over SSL. Only version 5.2 and higher of the BOINC client are able to utilize SSL. SSL is a technology that encrypts all communication between the client and the server. This provides greater security for our members.
If you attempt to use an older version of the BOINC client, then you will see an error in the BOINC client log file.
Do you have a startup script for the BOINC client on Linux?
There are two common ways to have BOINC automatically start on a Linux system. The first will start BOINC when you log in to your Linux system. This involves placing code into your shell resource file (such as .bashrc). The second will start BOINC when the system is started. You can read more about this at the following sites:
http://www.spy-hill.net/~myers/help/boinc/unix.html#start
and
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/autostart_dennett.txt
Why does the Linux agent have less functionality then the Windows agent?
The Linux agent was initially developed as a command line only application. Many features have been implemented in the Linux agent such as:
Download multiple workunits at a time
Support for multi-processor systems
Allow the user to choose whether the agent runs or not when the computer is running on batteries
Allow the user to suspend all science processing while user is actively using the system
Manage agents running on other computers via the manager
However, the Linux agent did not originally have a graphical user interface. A manager tool was created in order to provide an easier interface into the features of the Linux agent. This manager continues to be enhanced but currently does not have the same ease of use as the windows agent.
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