How to Install and Uninstall boinc Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the boinc on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "boinc" package

This is a short guide on how to install boinc on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall boinc on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boinc package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: boinc
Version: 7.20.5+dfsg-1.1
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: boinc-client (>= 7.20.5+dfsg-1.1), boinc-manager (>= 7.20.5+dfsg-1.1)
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_7.20.5+dfsg-1.1_all.deb
Size: 19468
MD5sum: 56e350f26c1ae0fc125345feb7890822
SHA256: 77804cff55ed8ac8458035510a420808a7a2d3c28e2ec7c1d6f5b13917b18dbb