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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("Installing and running the BOINC client");
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<ul>
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<li><a href=#win>Instructions for the Windows client</a>
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<li><a href=#cmdline>Instructions for the command-line client</a>
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(Mac OS/X, Linus, Unix)
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<li><a href=#mac>Additional instructions for Mac OS/X</a>
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</ul>
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<a name=win>
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<h3>BOINC for Windows</h3>
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<p>
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Install BOINC by running the installer program.
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<p>
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The <b>BOINC work manager</b> program controls
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the use of your computer's disk, network, and processor resources.
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It is normally started at boot time.
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It is represented by a icon in the system tray.
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Double-click on the icon to open the work manager window.
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Right-click on the icon to:
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<ul>
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<li> <b>Suspend</b>: stop work (computation and file transfer).
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<li> <b>Run based on preferences</b>: do work
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when your <a href=prefs.php>preferences</a> allow it.
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<li> <b>Run always</b>: do work,
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regardless of preferences.
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<li> <b>Exit</b>: exit the work manager and all running BOINC applications.
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No further work will take place until you run the work manager again.
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<li> <b>Hide</b>: close the work manager window, but do not exit.
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</ul>
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<p>
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When the icon is flashing,
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there is an unread error message.
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To view it, open the work manager window and go to the Messages tab.
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<p>
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The work manager window has several tabs:
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<ul>
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<li> <b>Projects</b>:
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Shows the projects in which this computer is participating.
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Right-click on a project name brings up a menu:
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<ul>
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<li> <b>Web site</b>: visit the project's web site.
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<li> <b>Update</b>:
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Connect to the project;
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report all completed results,
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get more work if necessary,
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and get your latest <a href=prefs.php>preferences</a>.
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<li> <b>Detach</b> from the project.
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Your computer will stop working for the project.
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<li> <b>Reset project</b>:
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Stop the project's current work, if any,
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and start from scratch.
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Use this if BOINC has become stuck for some reason.
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</ul>
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<li> <b>Work</b>:
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Shows the work units currently on your computer.
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Each work unit is either
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<ul>
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<li>Downloading: input files are being downloaded.
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<li>Ready to run:
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An estimate of the total CPU time is shown.
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<li>Running: currently running.
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Elapsed CPU time and estimated percent done is shown.
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<li>Uploading: output files are being uploaded.
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<li>Ready to report: waiting to notify the scheduling server.
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</ul>
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Right-click on a work unit to:
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<ul>
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<li> <b>Show graphics</b>: open a window showing application graphics.
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</ul>
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<li> <b>Transfers</b>:
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Shows file transfers (uploads and downloads).
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These may be ready to start, in progress, and completed.
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<li> <b>Messages</b>:
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Shows status and error messages.
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Messages can be sorted by project or time.
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You can <a href=client_debug.php>control what messages are shown</a>.
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Messages are also written to a file 'messages.txt'.
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<li> <b>Disk</b>:
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This shows how much disk space is available for use by BOINC,
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and how much is currently being used by each project.
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</ul>
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The work manager's menu items are as follows:
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<ul>
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<li> <b>File</b>
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<ul>
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<li><b>Run always</b>, <b>Run based on preferences</b>,
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<b>Suspend</b>: see above
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<li><b>Run Benchmarks</b>:
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run benchmark functions, which measure the speed of your processor.
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BOINC does this automatically,
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but you can repeat it whenever you want.
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The results are shown in the Messages tab.
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<li> <b>Hide</b>: close the work manager window.
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This does not exit the work manager.
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To do this, use the Exit command on the system tray icon menu.
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</ul>
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<li> <b>Settings</b>
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<ul>
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<li> <b>Attach to Project</b>:
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Enroll this computer in a project.
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You must have already created an account with the project.
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You will be asked to enter the project's URL and your account ID.
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<li> <b>Proxy Server</b>
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If you connect to the web through an HTTP or SOCKS proxy,
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use this dialog to enter its address and port.
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</ul>
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<li> <b>Help</b>
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<ul>
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<li> <b>About</b>: show work manage version number.
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The text displayed by the work manager (menu names, etc.)
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can be translated to languages other than English;
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information about this is <a href=language.php>here</a>.
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<p>
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The <b>BOINC screensaver</b> can be selected using the Display Properties dialog.
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The BOINC screensaver draws graphics from a running application,
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if any is available.
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Otherwise it draws the BOINC logo bouncing around the screen.
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2003-03-26 01:03:11 +00:00
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<hr>
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<a name=cmdline>
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<h3>The BOINC command-line client</h3>
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<p>
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Install the BOINC client by using gunzip to decompress the application.
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Use 'chmod' to make it executable.
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Put it in a directory by itself.
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Run it manually, from your login script,
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or from system startup files.
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<p>
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The command line client has several options:
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";
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list_start();
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list_item("-attach_project",
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"Attach this computer to a new project.
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You must have an account with that project.
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You will be asked for the project URL and the account ID."
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);
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list_item("-show_projects",
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"Print a list of projects to which this computer is attached."
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);
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list_item("-detach_project URL",
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"Detach this computer from a project."
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);
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list_item("-reset_project URL",
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"Clear pending work for a project.
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Use this if there is a problem that is preventing
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your computer from working."
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list_item("-update_prefs URL",
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"Contact a project's server to obtain new preferences."
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);
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list_item("-run_cpu_benchmarks",
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"Run CPU benchmarks.
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Do this if you have modified your computer's hardware."
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);
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list_item("-help",
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"Show client options."
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);
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list_item("-version",
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"Show client version."
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);
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list_end();
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echo"
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<a name=mac>
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<h3>Installing BOINC on Mac OS/X</h3>
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<p>
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The Mac OS X client will unpack correctly with gunzip on Mac OS X
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10.2 (jaguar) or 10.3 (panther) as long as you type the command
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within Terminal. Stuffit 7.x or newer will work under the Finder
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in either OS X or OS 9, but I'd recommend using 'gunzip' or 'gzip -d'
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within Terminal instead.
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<p>
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However, the two main browsers on OS X (IE 5.2.x and Safari 1.x) will
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automatically unpack downloads by default, so your work may already
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be done.
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<p>
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If you use IE, the boinc client will download and automatically unpack
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leaving two files:
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<ol>
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<li>
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boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin
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[this will have the stuffit icon in the finder]
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<li>
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boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin7.0.0
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[this will not have any icon in the finder]
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</ol>
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<p>
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#2 is the unpacked program ready-to-run. You can just start Terminal
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and run boinc.
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If you use Safari, the boinc client will download and automatically
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unpack, leaving a single file:
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<li>
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boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin7.0.0
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[this will not have any icon in the finder]
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</ul>
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This is the unpacked program, but it's not yet ready-to-run (this is
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a bug with how Safari handles gzipped downloads; we'll fix this soon).
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<p>
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Here's what you have to do to fix the Safari download (apologies if
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you already know how to do this):
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<li> Create a folder in your home directory and put the boinc
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file in it
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<li> Start Terminal
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<li> 'cd' to the folder you just created
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<li> Type 'chmod +x boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin7.0.0'
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(without the quotes)
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</ul>
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Now you can run BOINC.
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page_tail();
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