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SalesRobots.pl Send message Joined: 6 Oct 19 Posts: 6 Credit: 880,180,433 RAC: 0	Message 3810 - Posted: 6 Oct 2019, 11:10:17 UTC after downloaded this file - http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/boinc_7.2.42_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh - and run it there is an loading progress bar and when comes to end an error appears - problem with characters encoding - I tried with all 3 options on the list and nothing works ID: 3810 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

PaoloNasca Send message Joined: 14 Jul 19 Posts: 4 Credit: 4,758,533 RAC: 0	Message 3812 - Posted: 7 Oct 2019, 17:24:47 UTC I cannot help you but I can suggest you a workaround: “apt-get install boinc”. ID: 3812 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Skip Da Shu Send message Joined: 26 Feb 23 Posts: 3 Credit: 309,617,333 RAC: 0	Message 6024 - Posted: 12 Mar 2023, 18:44:55 UTC I've found I can't get a functioning BOINC install with Mint 21.1. 3 different desktops, Reverting and reinstalling Mint 20.3 on 2 of them resulted in a functioning BOINC either the version from the repository (v7.16.6) or from the PPA:ppa:costamagnagianfranco/boinc (v7.20.5). The third computer I just wiped and did a off the USB stick install of LM V20.3 and put it in the the "to be donated to somebody" category as it's an old Dell Vostro-230 - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz [Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10] Skip ID: 6024 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

rinnaku0 Send message Joined: 18 Mar 23 Posts: 2 Credit: 6,667 RAC: 0	Message 6048 - Posted: 18 Mar 2023, 15:17:51 UTC - in response to Message 3810. In Ubuntu/Debian distribution, you can easily install BOINC as: sudo apt install boinc-manager boinc-client. ID: 6048 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Skip Da Shu Send message Joined: 26 Feb 23 Posts: 3 Credit: 309,617,333 RAC: 0	Message 6080 - Posted: 23 Mar 2023, 20:46:36 UTC - in response to Message 6048. In Ubuntu/Debian distribution, you can easily install BOINC as: sudo apt install boinc-manager boinc-client. It's a Mint/Ubuntu thing I first saw with Mint 21.1. ID: 6080 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Skip Da Shu Send message Joined: 26 Feb 23 Posts: 3 Credit: 309,617,333 RAC: 0	Message 6266 - Posted: 18 Sep 2023, 10:11:24 UTC - in response to Message 6080. Last modified: 18 Sep 2023, 10:16:42 UTC In Ubuntu/Debian distribution, you can easily install BOINC as: sudo apt install boinc-manager boinc-client. It's a Mint/Ubuntu thing I first saw with Mint 21.1. Actually boinc-client will start and run after the install (I use the costamagnagianfranco PPA but not required) but you'll have to open a terminal and start boincmgr with: sudo /usr/bin/boincmgr I read someplace it's a install permissions problem. It's still broken in Mint v21.2 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS) and yes still works fine in v20.3 (20.04.5 LTS) Skip ID: 6266 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Keith Myers Send message Joined: 10 May 20 Posts: 310 Credit: 4,733,484,700 RAC: 0	Message 6267 - Posted: 20 Sep 2023, 22:57:44 UTC Also very easy to resolve for any Debian based distro. Just add yourself to the BOINC group to get permission to launch the Boinc Manager. sudo usermod -aG boinc $USER Then just logoff the Desktop and login again or just reboot. To see if you are now in the boinc group, just issue: groups in the Terminal. See here. https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC_on_Debian_or_Ubuntu or https://boinc.berkeley.edu/gui_rpc_passwd.php After adding yourself to boinc group you should have no issues launching Boinc Manager from the Desktop or Applications. A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) ID: 6267 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote