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The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing is an open-source platform used for distributed computing projects, including the well-known SETI@home and Rosetta@home.

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How to fix error while loading shared libraries: libwx_gtk2u_html-2.8.so.0 while installing BOINC?

I'm on Ubuntu 16.04, 64 bit, and I'm trying to get BOINC to run from command line, but when I try to, I get this error: svetlana@svetlana-desktop:~/Downloads$ sudo /home/svetlana/Downloads/BOINC /run_manager ./boincmgr: error while loading shared…
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What is the correct way of installing BOINC software?

I've been trying to install the Boinc software (http://boinc.berkeley.edu/), I could do it in Ubuntu 12.04 but it never worked as well as in Windows (couldn't get it on the systray icons, to be a startup application etc.), but in Ubuntu 12.10 I…
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Why OpenCL is not default (14.04, nVidia 331)?

I am only one without OpenCL or it is a common problem? UPDATE: It appears that something removed /etc/OpenCL/vendors/nvidia.icd, which should have been installed with nvidia-opencl-icd-331, but it doesn't. It started with BOINC. It refused to…
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Why do a lot of programs crash in segmentation fault?

For a few days, a lot of programs do not launch properly. This includes Skype, Oracle VM Virtualbox, Scilab, Boinc, LÖVE, OMG! Words! and a little Java program I downloaded from the web (RemoteDroid). When I launch them from the terminal, I get the…
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vboxdrv: module verification failed

I'm running Xubuntu 20.04 (with current updates) and have the boinc-virtualbox (7.16.6+dfsg-1) package installed via Synaptic from the Ubuntu Software repository. And I get this message every time I boot the machine: vboxdrv: module verification…
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Stop Boinc from auto-start on system boot

I have installed Boinc and subscribed to the projects I used to have on my old Windows machine. Everything works fine with one exception. I did not see any option in Boinc Manager to specify if I want my job to start on system boot or not. After a…
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Configure xscreensaver to use another program's screensaver?

I use Boinc for shared computing of Seti@Home. I would like to set the Boinc screensaver on my Ubuntu 14.04. For that I installed xscreensaver and I got the advice to add the following to the 'programs' preference in your .xscreensaver file: GL:…
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How can I configure BOINC to start at startup?

I can't get BOINC to start with the rest of the startup applications and the software itself doesn't have that option, I've been reading about it on Berkeley's forum but I can't get the answer, it appears the 12.04 version has a lot of errors that…
Pablo Viollier
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How do I get BOINC's icon to show up in the system tray?

I installed Berkeley's BOINC software in Windows and I loved it, however I'm having some problems using it in Ubuntu 12.04: One of then is that the software doesn't appear in the systray, only in the Unity dock (left side), wich means that I can't…
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How to Install boinc at /home

I was wondering how can i install boinc at /home folder. I have an ssd for root and /home on a hdd. Since boinc does lot of write/read i would like to avoid installing it on my ssd (which i already did via muon). I have trim enabled and working but…
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Check CUDA GPU usage

I've been number crunching using boinc for several years now and I'm starting to get into more computational stuff that uses CUDA. I was wondering if there is a way to check which processes are making use of CUDA at any given point. I'm using an…
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Ubuntu 22.04 VirtualBox occasionally becomes unresponsive and I have to Reset

I have Ubuntu 22.04 installed on a windows 10 machine using VirtualBox. Occassionally it will freeze (once while using it but mostly I find it frozen after walking away from the PC when I return. Has anyone suggestions on where to look for logs or…
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Boinc keeps getting an error/notice saying "virtual box is not installed" on Ubuntu

Trying to crunch some work units from Atlas/LHC@Home, and I keep getting the "virtual box is not installed" error. In Ubuntu 18.04, I installed the following packages that were in the Ubuntu repo: boinc (Metapackage 7.9.3) boinc-client (Core Client…
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why boinc now on ubuntu 12.04 just run 2 tasks?

i use to have when i have the computer turn on and was idle having more than 2 tasks running at same time.. but now this is not happens and it is enable at maximum of 2 tasks at same time, i don know why. also i was able 2 do that on ubuntu 11.10…
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How do I change the icon of an internet shortcut?

How do I change the icon of an internet shortcut (to a webpage, not an app), in this case one that will open in Chrome? This change is to be for a specific shortcut, not a global change. If it makes a difference, the URLis…
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