How to Install and Uninstall boinc Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "boinc" package

Please follow the steps below to install boinc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall boinc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                boinc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boinc package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: boinc
Architecture: all
Version: 7.6.31+dfsg-6ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: boinc-client (>= 7.6.31+dfsg-6ubuntu1), boinc-manager (>= 7.6.31+dfsg-6ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/b/boinc/boinc_7.6.31+dfsg-6ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 14700
MD5sum: c9bb0c19e501ab4184465820649771d0
SHA1: 51ad164e237afc873bb2f6244986363d334f4817
SHA256: af1d7d0bdc538e243fe0ac7dd925cd471feb3daa7a2dc9864ab7e52d6744d392
SHA512: 38456f864f2fedf01445988e799c4f36d3cbbec4bebb0ad8f2d384e9fb43a83f0b99b88967990088abd7b4be8b7ee83144434f8b84c5bc10c4b464863f9eef61
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Description-en: metapackage for the BOINC client and the manager
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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This package depends both on the BOINC core client program that is
required to participate in any project that uses BOINC, and the
BOINC Manager, a graphical monitor and control utility for the
BOINC core client.
Description-md5: 79307295fad5fe1f0172f7d981ebfbac

Package: boinc
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 84
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 7.6.31+dfsg-6
Depends: boinc-client (>= 7.6.31+dfsg-6), boinc-manager (>= 7.6.31+dfsg-6)
Filename: pool/universe/b/boinc/boinc_7.6.31+dfsg-6_all.deb
Size: 14704
MD5sum: 40748ae73da9a6194fc4cd2e5bf2bdc8
SHA1: 57e4b40013f8e976ee2377fc261fb8ccd8217faf
SHA256: 4550fa04447b7fcef301ffe2cb8e1c51a0b61611322ca1d9d78dd30f0bc4e627
Description-en: metapackage for the BOINC client and the manager
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.
.
This package depends both on the BOINC core client program that is
required to participate in any project that uses BOINC, and the
BOINC Manager, a graphical monitor and control utility for the
BOINC core client.
Description-md5: 79307295fad5fe1f0172f7d981ebfbac
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu