How to Install and Uninstall boinc Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "boinc" package

This guide let you learn how to install boinc on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall boinc on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: boinc
Architecture: all
Version: 7.18.1+dfsg-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 96
Depends: boinc-client (>= 7.18.1+dfsg-4), boinc-manager (>= 7.18.1+dfsg-4)
Filename: pool/universe/b/boinc/boinc_7.18.1+dfsg-4_all.deb
Size: 16308
MD5sum: 1eb25cf6abdbbcdc16a989aec156dc5a
SHA1: 3d51411ff9ebfdf8b6f7f354b31fb92bc22b93b9
SHA256: d34c292ed35013204ff4c76c5beec9df94509bdaa01cffbba2c7bc1573e12c52
SHA512: 5aace2da940388446da2c4b16c50245febb066778e211d32847b4adadeaf417e5d6daeeca3a634d8687fbcac1d7c4494bfda811c45d7d27b3354b91787f8eaea
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Description: metapackage for the BOINC client and the manager
Description-md5: 79307295fad5fe1f0172f7d981ebfbac