How To Install boinc-client on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-client on CentOS 7.
What is boinc-client
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is an open- source software platform which supports distributed computing, primarily in the form of “volunteer” computing and “desktop Grid” computing. It is well suited for problems which are often described as “trivially parallel”. BOINC is the underlying software used by projects such as SETI@home, Einstein@Home, ClimatePrediciton.net, the World Community Grid, and many other distributed computing projects. This package installs the BOINC client software, which will allow your computer to participate in one or more BOINC projects, using your spare computer time to search for cures for diseases, model protein folding, study global warming, discover sources of gravitational waves, and many other types of scientific and mathematical research.
We can use yum or dnf to install boinc-client on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boinc-client.
Install boinc-client on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install boinc-client using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boinc-client
Install boinc-client on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install boinc-client using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boinc-client
How To Uninstall boinc-client on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the boinc-client package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boinc-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-client on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.