The Scottish Boinc Team

I got my hands on a Intel Xeon Dell rack server and installed CentOS on it for its Server capabilities but can not for the life of me figure out how to get BOINC installed on it.

I looked in the Software Installer page but it shows very little for apps as a whole never-less BOINC.

Suggestions?

Please note, when it comes to Linux, I am a novice. So you will probably have to spell it out. Thanks!!

I'm not familiar with CentOS but it doesn't appear boinc is included in the repository. Try this...
https://chrisolin.com/blog/installing-b ... -centos-7/
or
http://hardforum.com/threads/centos-7-b ... s.1854569/

The page in the first link refers to blag post that I think must be followed...
http://blog.nyamulab.net/2014/09/418

If you were running ubuntu or mint, it would have been as easy as...
sudo apt-get install boinc

I have Mint on one of my laptops. I wanted a server package but it looks like CentOS is just going to be a pain. I will try Ubuntu or Mint. Was hoping to try a Linux distro and get some experience of server versions.

What server functions were you interest in? I think you can install any server package on the Ubuntu and Mint desktop versions. A desktop version is really just the server version without some of the common server packages installed up front. That and it installs the desktop. You can still install and run any of the packages you find on servers, I think.

All of them :)

I am an IT Field Engineer by trade but for the most part have only worked with Windows. So venturing into Linux to learn.

I just read on the Ubuntu website about the packages can be installed on either desktop or server versions.

So to make life simple, I am going to install the desktop version so I can get a X window and visually see what I am doing. The command line is odd without context of basic understanding.

Installed Ubuntu Desktop. BOINC crunching away. Only 4 cores, was hoping for more. Still 4 more than I had and a 'linux' box to play with.

Any recommendations on tweaking a linux box for better performance?

Skywalker TSBT wrote:Only 4 cores, was hoping for more. Still 4 more than I had and a 'linux' box to play with. Any recommendations on tweaking a linux box for better performance?

Usage limits:
Use at most 100% of available CPUs
Use at most 100% of CPU time

When to suspend?
Uncheck all

Memory
When computer is in use, use at most 75%
When computer is not in use, use at most 95%

Thanks Dirk. I meant within Linux itself though.

(Like turning off unused services in Windows to increase resources)

Skywalker TSBT wrote:Thanks Dirk. I meant within Linux itself though.

(Like turning off unused services in Windows to increase resources)

Lubuntu is devoid of bloatware, the OS size, RAM and CPU requirements are a fraction of that of the other Buntu's.

The Ubuntu family, the most commonly used: The figures given take into account the install on a 32-bit system. When you have a 64-bit system you have the advantage of a better CPU than these requirements and no limitation in the amount of RAM -the more the better- you can place, other than the limits of your mobo.
Most systems nowadays can take at least 8 GB of RAM and a speed of 1.5 GHz for a CPU, APU or SOC seems the bare minimum now. You may have some older hardware lying around though.

Oh that's a really great flavor map!!

Lubuntu it will be as soon as I finish whats in my Que.

It does seem dogish with Ubuntu and seeing its a hog for resources, I'll try the other end of the spectrum.

thanks Dirk!!

I run lubuntu with LFX on all my nix machines bar one. It's simply the best option for crunching machines. Install the 64 bit version and follow my install guide for which 32 bit libs to install so you have no other problems. Also Vbox and Java. When I get round to it I will write an updated guide for Lubuntu 15.04 and 15.10.

Alez wrote:When I get round to it I will write an updated guide for Lubuntu 15.04 and 15.10.

I've got Lubuntu 16.04 running here now...

I haven't done the update yet. Will do when I get home. Did you update or install. I had issues with 15 installing from a live USB and then failing ACP probe when you installed nVidia cards. Doesn't happen if you use DVD or install 14 and then upgrade. Wondered if that had been solved with the 16 install.

I used a USB flash stick to install Lubuntu 16.04 over Lubuntu 14.10