How to Install and Uninstall distributed-net Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "distributed-net" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install distributed-net on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                distributed-net
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "distributed-net" package

Learn how to uninstall distributed-net on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                distributed-net
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the distributed-net package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: distributed-net
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9112.521+arm64-2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: James E. Stark
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1509
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: host | bind9-host, libc6, lsb-base, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: logrotate
Suggests: apmd, acpid
Filename: pool/multiverse/d/distributed-net/distributed-net_2.9112.521+arm64-2_amd64.deb
Size: 560944
MD5sum: f6142868cb4db3e75faa4b4d3373f8c4
SHA1: e3ca8dbdfc0363584510f303553af565c31a4194
SHA256: 06d737f49e20bb465f6b81ca646e8400d0d1bd7e26acea34382a0a6292165482
SHA512: d0d6f6258425ca4fa474e6fc3fa96020b66285f43e798276240efd0d156c61a6c62441bb53669bf2922a01986e5cee1fff1cbe2844251aef0e89658b85927d02
Homepage: http://www.distributed.net/
Description-en: client to donate unused CPU cycles to distributed.net
Donate your extra CPU cycles to a worthy cause!
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distributed.net started in 1997 as a project whose purpose was to win a
series of contests sponsored by RSA Data Security Inc., to crack their RC5
encryption by brute-force methods. These contests were meant to show
governments of nations such as the United States, who limit exports or
use of cryptography, that the standards allowed are too weak for general
use.
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Since this time, distributed.net's focus has changed from solely
cracking RSA's RC5 and DES projects to working on more diverse
distributed computing problems.
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The ongoing projects are RC5-72 and Optimal Golomb Rulers (28-mark), the
latter of which has practical applications in science. There are also a
number of other projects which are either periodic or upcoming. You may
choose which project you wish to participate in.
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Installing this package will allow unused CPU cycles on your computer to
contribute to cracking the code. There should be no noticeable slowdown of
your system, since the client runs niced, and only uses CPU time when
your computer would otherwise be idle.
Description-md5: 477da522b2f82ac0fc58fa899167257f