How to Install and Uninstall boinc-screensaver Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "boinc-screensaver" package

Please follow the steps below to install boinc-screensaver on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall boinc-screensaver on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                boinc-screensaver
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boinc-screensaver package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: boinc-screensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.16.15+dfsg.is.7.16.11+dfsg-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: boinc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 124
Depends: boinc-client, libboinc7 (>= 7.16.15+dfsg.is.7.16.11+dfsg), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libxcb1
Suggests: boinc-manager
Filename: pool/universe/b/boinc/boinc-screensaver_7.16.15+dfsg.is.7.16.11+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 24200
MD5sum: 618fefedfeb896df651c9ad38bd4d8c7
SHA1: 2dbb90f1911ed8d2e94500b42e2d576c4a316726
SHA256: 76508cd2fcf0d4ea004d0716785c3df1b29d5b53824c1ea2ca74cde5852b6502
SHA512: ec75a8bef9e11ebc68bf3d25e6ef23d79b3fbeb3daa8985c591392cbbf5b199c7441a0fe6be2e430905b46f5a241dfd92de09016c650ccd517aebb1e7bbce942
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Description-en: screen saver auto-controlling volunteer computing
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a
software platform for distributed computing: several initiatives of
various scientific disciplines all compete for the idle time of
desktop computers. The developers' web site at the University of
Berkeley serves as a common portal to the otherwise independently run
projects.
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The BOINC client is configurable by the command line or the BOINC
manager's GUI to compute with any range between 0% and 100% of
available resources, and to change that ratio to a higher after
some user determined duration of inactivity. There is now quite
a number of individuals who prefer to have everything presented
with their accustomed principle for setting and choosing a screen
saver. Upon inactivity, the BOINC client is started, and stopped
again when the user is back. To save the screen, it then shows
the graphical progress indication as optionally shown also by
the manager.
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This package is excellent to further promote BOINC, recalling the
effect SETI@Home once had in the Cambridge, UK, CB2 Cybercafe.
Just, when using it together with the regular BOINC client setup,
it is suggested not to have all CPUs used to avoid multiple
processes running on the same core.
Description-md5: ba066f78393e8713c0e55232ad35eddf