How To Install boinc-manager on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-manager on Debian 12.
What is boinc-manager
boinc-manager is:
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources.
This package contains the BOINC Manager, a graphical monitor and control utility for the BOINC core client. It gives a detailed overview of the state of the client it is monitoring, as there are
- attached projects
- running tasks
- file transfers between the client and project servers
- statistics about granted credits and disk usage for every project
- constraints on CPU usage The BOINC Manager has two modes of operation, the “Simple View” in which it only displays the most important information and the “Advanced View” in which all information and all control elements are available.
For active participation in any BOINC project the recommended boinc-client package, not the boinc-manager, is required for every machine contributing.
There are three methods to install boinc-manager on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install boinc-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install boinc-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install boinc-manager
Install boinc-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install boinc-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install boinc-manager
Install boinc-manager Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install boinc-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install boinc-manager
How To Uninstall boinc-manager on Debian 12
To uninstall only the boinc-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove boinc-manager
Uninstall boinc-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall boinc-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove boinc-manager
Remove boinc-manager Configurations and Data
To remove boinc-manager configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge boinc-manager
Remove boinc-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove boinc-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boinc-manager
Dependencies
boinc-manager have the following dependencies:
- libboinc7
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libnotify4
- libstdc++6
- libwxbase3.2-1
- libwxgtk-webview3.2-1
- libwxgtk3.2-1
- boinc-client
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-manager package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.