I am not an expert in anything Linux but two things that have caused issues for us and remedies:
1. System clock is not correct (prevents Linux Mint from doing much of anything if the time/date is wrong)
2. Network adapter? We had a system where the network adapter simply would not work (even with updating drivers) until we went with a different (newer) kernel. That might be extreme, but that actually improved our newest CPU and MB dramatically and fixed several issues.
Ok, fresh install of Linux Mint 22. Followed all the directions in this thread and Boinc Manager started in simple view. Tried to add project and came back with an error about unable to contact project.
Tried going to Advance View and got nothing. Now when I try to start the Boinc Manager is error out saying "Boinc Manager unable to start Boinc Client. Please start Boinc Client and try again."
Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. No dice.
Any ideas?
So far everything on Mint is still working, unlike the Ubuntu install that I tried.
When I try to restart Boinc Manager, I get the error about not starting the client.
If I reboot, same sequence of errors.
I'm stumped.
One other thing I noticed. Earlier when I changed the permissions from boinc to me, after I uninstalled and re-installed, it kept my name in there for the permissions. It didn't revert back to boinc.
You could try using the new 8.02 version here but I heard it doesn't like Mint since there is no selection for MInt. But supposedly trying the chooser for Ubuntu works.
The benefit of using the All-in-One or AIO package is that the entire BOINC installation is in one folder in your /home directory or wherever you unpack the archive. So you own the whole shebang as the primary user with all permissions automatically assigned to your username.
Good to hear Phil. The distro versions of Boinc have always been a mess to contend with ownership permissions.
But it's nice that the Boinc devs are now providing a Linux installation themselves that works for the most part without fiddling.
I'm still partial to the original Berkeley installer version of Boinc since that is what I started with back in Setiathome days. That is what the AIO installation replicates.
No that is just the original Berkeley installer method of installing the client, Manager and the other sundry files. You can install it on any version of Linux you desire as long as you install any needed dependencies.
It was very simple. Just one archive file to unpack in your /home directory.
The nice AIO package that Jimbocous put together covers all the bases, it handles Linux Ubuntu from 12.04 all the way to 24.04. Client versions from 7.4.44 to 8.02
I am not an expert in
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I am not an expert in anything Linux but two things that have caused issues for us and remedies:
1. System clock is not correct (prevents Linux Mint from doing much of anything if the time/date is wrong)
2. Network adapter? We had a system where the network adapter simply would not work (even with updating drivers) until we went with a different (newer) kernel. That might be extreme, but that actually improved our newest CPU and MB dramatically and fixed several issues.
Since this is a factory
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Since this is a factory computer there's no telling what they may or may not have done.
I'm going to just dump it and reload Windows on it.
Lots of good advice has been coming in. All of it is appreciated.
When I get the rest of the parts in for my build I'll try Ubuntu again.
Phil
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
Ok, fresh install of Linux
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Ok, fresh install of Linux Mint 22. Followed all the directions in this thread and Boinc Manager started in simple view. Tried to add project and came back with an error about unable to contact project.
Tried going to Advance View and got nothing. Now when I try to start the Boinc Manager is error out saying "Boinc Manager unable to start Boinc Client. Please start Boinc Client and try again."
Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. No dice.
Any ideas?
So far everything on Mint is still working, unlike the Ubuntu install that I tried.
Phil
Edit: This is a fresh computer build.
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
Just add your user to the
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Just add your user to the default boinc group
sudo usermod -a -G boinc $USERThen check to see if your username now lists you added to the boinc group with
groupsYou should see the boinc group listed along with all the usual groups but you will need to logoff and log back in to see the change.
Ok, did that. Manager came up
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Ok, did that. Manager came up ok.
Failed to Add Project error.
When I try to restart Boinc Manager, I get the error about not starting the client.
If I reboot, same sequence of errors.
I'm stumped.
One other thing I noticed. Earlier when I changed the permissions from boinc to me, after I uninstalled and re-installed, it kept my name in there for the permissions. It didn't revert back to boinc.
Phil
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
You could try using the new
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You could try using the new 8.02 version here but I heard it doesn't like Mint since there is no selection for MInt. But supposedly trying the chooser for Ubuntu works.
https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php
Or just use the All-in-One package here.
https://jimbocous.ddns.net/BOINC/
https://jimbocous.ddns.net/BOINC/Linux/BOINC_7.24.3_All-in-one.7z
The benefit of using the All-in-One or AIO package is that the entire BOINC installation is in one folder in your /home directory or wherever you unpack the archive. So you own the whole shebang as the primary user with all permissions automatically assigned to your username.
No issues starting the client or the Manager.
Ok, learning Linux is so much
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Ok, learning Linux is so much fun, lol.
I changed all the ownership and crud back to boinc and made sure I was added to the group and that seemed to do the trick.
Thanks to all for your patience with me.
I wrote some directions down so it should be easier for fresh installs now.
I've got another computer online now.
Phil
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
Good to hear Phil. The
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Good to hear Phil. The distro versions of Boinc have always been a mess to contend with ownership permissions.
But it's nice that the Boinc devs are now providing a Linux installation themselves that works for the most part without fiddling.
I'm still partial to the original Berkeley installer version of Boinc since that is what I started with back in Setiathome days. That is what the AIO installation replicates.
Is that BoincOS? I thought
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Is that BoincOS? I thought that was dead.
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
No that is just the original
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No that is just the original Berkeley installer method of installing the client, Manager and the other sundry files. You can install it on any version of Linux you desire as long as you install any needed dependencies.
Original Berkeley installer method
It was very simple. Just one archive file to unpack in your /home directory.
The nice AIO package that Jimbocous put together covers all the bases, it handles Linux Ubuntu from 12.04 all the way to 24.04. Client versions from 7.4.44 to 8.02