How to Install and Uninstall boinc Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "boinc" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install boinc on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                boinc
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "boinc" package

Learn how to uninstall boinc on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                boinc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boinc package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: boinc
Version: 7.14.2+dfsg-3
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: boinc-client (>= 7.14.2+dfsg-3), boinc-manager (>= 7.14.2+dfsg-3)
Description: metapackage for the BOINC client and the manager
Description-md5: 79307295fad5fe1f0172f7d981ebfbac
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Tag: admin::cluster, field::astronomy, field::biology,
field::biology:structural, field::chemistry, field::mathematics,
field::physics, field::statistics, implemented-in::c++,
interface::commandline, network::client, network::load-balancing,
role::metapackage, role::program, science::calculation, scope::utility,
suite::TODO, use::TODO, works-with::TODO, works-with::software:package
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/boinc/boinc_7.14.2+dfsg-3_all.deb
Size: 52592
MD5sum: d0b4f902e2336c01891eda443c7a1230
SHA256: ac7b07a66c7420f072a3ab1ac0fadd6a8c03b59dac99b29ec7de61b059e14a46