The current release is known to work with these Linux versions:

For other Linux versions, check if a BOINC package is offered by your Linux distribution.

Alternatively, download the BOINC client for older Linux versions. This doesn't have a graphical interface, but it should work on all Linux systems, both x86 and x64. "; } function type_text($type) { global $xml; if ($xml) { switch($type) { case "win_old": return "Single-mode Windows installer"; case "win_new": return "Windows installer"; case "bare_core": return "Core client only (command-line)"; case "sea": return "Self-extracting archive"; case "mac_advanced": return "Standard GUI"; } } else { switch($type) { case "win_old": return "Single-mode Windows installer"; case "win_new": return "Windows installer"; case "bare_core": return "Core client only (command-line)"; case "sea": return "Self-extracting archive"; case "mac_advanced": return "Standard GUI"; } } } $w610dev= array( "num"=>"6.10.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.10.4_windows_intelx86.exe", "date"=>"8 Sept 2009", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w66= array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_6.6.36_windows_intelx86.exe", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w64= array( "num"=>"6.4.7", "status"=>"Older version", "file"=>"boinc_6.4.7_windows_intelx86.exe", "date"=>"3 Mar 2009", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w610x64dev= array( "num"=>"6.10.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.10.4_windows_x86_64.exe", "date"=>"8 Sept 2009", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w66x64= array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_6.6.36_windows_x86_64.exe", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w64x64= array( "num"=>"6.4.7", "status"=>"Older version", "file"=>"boinc_6.4.7_windows_x86_64.exe", "date"=>"3 Mar 2009", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w5816= array( "num"=>"5.8.16", "status"=>"Older version (also works on Windows 95 and NT 4.0)", "file"=>"boinc_5.8.16_windows_intelx86.exe", "date"=>"1 Mar 2007", "type"=>"win_new", ); $m610dev = array( "num"=>"6.10.4", "status"=>"Development version (standard GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_6.10.4_macOSX_universal.zip", "date"=>"8 Sept 2009", "type"=>"mac_advanced", ); $m66 = array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version (standard GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_6.6.36_macOSX_universal.zip", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"mac_advanced", ); $m6218 = array( "num"=>"6.2.18", "status"=>"Older version (standard GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.18_macOSX_universal.zip", "date"=>"18 Aug 2008", "type"=>"mac_advanced", ); $m610cdev = array( "num"=>"6.10.4", "status"=>"Development version (Unix command-line version)", "file"=>"boinc_6.10.4_universal-apple-darwin.zip", "date"=>"8 Sept 2009", "type"=>"bare_core", ); $m66c = array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version (Unix command-line version)", "file"=>"boinc_6.6.36_universal-apple-darwin.zip", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"bare_core", ); $m6218c = array( "num"=>"6.2.18", "status"=>"Older version (Unix command-line version)", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.18_universal-apple-darwin.zip", "date"=>"18 Aug 2008", "type"=>"bare_core", ); $l66 = array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_compat_6.6.36_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"sea", ); $l64 = array( "num"=>"6.4.5", "status"=>"Older version", "file"=>"boinc_compat_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"9 Dec 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l610ubuntudev = array( "num"=>"6.10.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.10.4_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"9 Sept 2009", "type"=>"sea", ); $l66ubuntu = array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_6.6.36_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"sea", ); $l64ubuntu = array( "num"=>"6.4.5", "status"=>"Older version", "file"=>"boinc_6.4.5_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"9 Dec 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l610ubuntux64dev = array( "num"=>"6.10.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.10.4_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"9 Sept 2009", "type"=>"sea", ); $l66ubuntux64 = array( "num"=>"6.6.36", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_6.6.36_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"10 June 2009", "type"=>"sea", ); $l64ubuntux64 = array( "num"=>"6.4.5", "status"=>"Older version", "file"=>"boinc_6.4.5_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"9 Dec 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $windows = array( "name"=>"Windows", "description"=>"98/ME/2000/XP/Vista ", "dbname" => "windows_intelx86", "versions"=>array( $w610dev, $w66, $w64, $w5816, ) ); $windowsx64 = array( "name"=>"Windows 64-bit", "description"=>"XP/Vista", "dbname" => "windows_x86_64", "versions"=>array( $w610x64dev, $w66x64, $w64x64, ) ); $mac = array( "name"=>"Mac OS X", "description"=>"Version 10.3.9+", "dbname" => "powerpc-apple-darwin", "versions"=>array( $m610dev, $m610cdev, $m66, $m66c, $m6218, $m6218c, ) ); $linuxcompat = array( "name"=>"Older Linux x86 and x64", "description"=>"For older Linux versions, both x86 and x64; command-line interface only", "dbname" => "i686-pc-linux-gnu", "versions"=>array( $l66, $l64, ) ); $linux = array( "name"=>"Linux x86", "description"=>"For most current Linux/x86 versions; graphical and command-line interfaces", "dbname" => "i686-pc-linux-gnu", "versions"=>array( $l610ubuntudev, $l66ubuntu, $l64ubuntu, ) ); $linuxx64 = array( "name"=>"Linux x64", "description"=>"For most current Linux/x64 versions; graphical and command-line interfaces", "dbname" => "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu", "versions"=>array( $l610ubuntux64dev, $l66ubuntux64, $l64ubuntux64, ) ); $platforms = array( "win"=>$windows, "winx64"=>$windowsx64, "mac"=>$mac, "linux"=>$linux, "linuxx64"=>$linuxx64, "linuxcompat"=>$linuxcompat, ); function is_dev($v) { return (strstr($v["status"], "Development") != null); } //$url_base = "http://boincdl.ssl.berkeley.edu/dl/"; //$url_base = "http://mirror.worldcommunitygrid.org/mirror/"; // note: rand() is inclusive switch(rand(0,2)) { case 0: $url_base = "http://einstein.ligo.caltech.edu/download/boinc/dl/"; break; case 1: $url_base = "http://boincdl3.ssl.berkeley.edu/mirror/"; break; case 2: $url_base = "http://einstein.aei.mpg.de/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //case 0: $url_base = "http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/"; break; //case 1: $url_base = "http://morel.mit.edu/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //case 2: $url_base = "http://einstein.aei.mpg.de/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //case 3: $url_base = "http://einstein.astro.gla.ac.uk/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //case 4: $url_base = "http://albert.gravity.psu.edu/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //case 6: $url_base = "http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/download/boinc/dl/"; break; } ?>