IBM World Community Grid
3. Installation
1. Locate World Community Grid
2. Install
3. Login to World Community Grid
4. Start contributing
You have downloaded the Windows software. Download for other platforms.
What next?3. Installation
You're almost a volunteer. Just follow these steps to begin
1. Locate World Community Grid
2. Install
3. Select Project
4. Start Contributing
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What next?3. Installation
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3. Installation
We recommend installing the BOINC client directly from the Ubuntu/Debian repositories.
1. In a terminal window, run the following command:
sudo apt install boinc-client boinc-manager
2. Set the BOINC client to automatically start after you restart your computer:
sudo systemctl enable boinc-client
3. Start the BOINC client:
sudo systemctl start boinc-client
4. Allow group access to client access file:
sudo chmod g+r /var/lib/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
5. Add your Linux user to the BOINC group to allow the BOINC Manager to communicate with the BOINC client
sudo usermod -a -G boinc $USER
6. Allow your terminal to pick up the privileges of the new group:
exec su $USER
7. In the same terminal window, start the BOINC Manager:
boincmgr -d /var/lib/boinc-client
8. When BOINC Manager opens, select World Community Grid from the list of BOINC projects then enter your World Community Grid email address and password.
9. When these steps are completed, you should see a screen to confirm that you've been successfully signed up to World Community Grid.
You have downloaded the Linux Ubuntu/Debian software. Download for other platforms.
3. Installation
We recommend installing the BOINC client from the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository.
1. In a terminal window, run the following command:
sudo yum install boinc-client boinc-manager
2. If you can't find the BOINC libraries, follow these steps to enable the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository.
3. Set the BOINC client to automatically start after you restart your computer:
sudo systemctl enable boinc-client
4. Start the BOINC client:
sudo systemctl start boinc-client
5. Allow group access to client access file:
sudo chmod g+r /var/lib/boinc/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
6. Add your Linux user to the BOINC group to allow the BOINC Manager to communicate with the BOINC client:
sudo usermod -a -G boinc $USER
7. Allow your terminal to pick up the privileges of the new group:
exec su $USER
8. In the same terminal window, start the BOINC Manager:
boincmgr -d /var/lib/boinc
9. When BOINC Manager opens, select World Community Grid from the list of BOINC projects then enter your World Community Grid email address and password.
10. When these steps are completed, you should see a screen to confirm that you've been successfully signed up to World Community Grid.
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