How to Install and Uninstall boinc-client.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "boinc-client.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install boinc-client.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "boinc-client.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall boinc-client.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boinc-client.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : boinc-client
Version : 7.20.2
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 641 k
Source : boinc-client-7.20.2-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : The BOINC client
URL : http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
License : LGPLv2+
Description : The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is an open-
: source software platform which supports distributed computing, primarily in
: the form of "volunteer" computing and "desktop Grid" computing. It is well
: suited for problems which are often described as "trivially parallel". BOINC
: is the underlying software used by projects such as SETI@home, Einstein@Home,
: ClimatePrediciton.net, the World Community Grid, and many other distributed
: computing projects.
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: This package installs the BOINC client software, which will allow your
: computer to participate in one or more BOINC projects, using your spare
: computer time to search for cures for diseases, model protein folding, study
: global warming, discover sources of gravitational waves, and many other types
: of scientific and mathematical research.