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"; } } } $w624= array( "num"=>"6.2.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.4_windows_intelx86.exe", "date"=>"19 May 2008", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w51045= array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_5.10.45_windows_intelx86.exe", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w625x64= array( "num"=>"6.2.5", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.5_windows_x86_64.exe", "date"=>"23 May 2008", "type"=>"win_new", ); $w51045x64= array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_5.10.45_windows_x86_64.exe", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "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", ); $m624 = array( "num"=>"6.2.4", "status"=>"Development version (standard GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.4_macOSX_universal.zip", "date"=>"19 May 2008", "type"=>"mac_advanced", ); $m51045 = array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version (standard GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_5.10.45_macOSX_universal.zip", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "type"=>"mac_advanced", ); $m5817 = array( "num"=>"5.8.17", "status"=>"Older version (standard GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_5.8.17_macOSX_universal.zip", "date"=>"3 Apr 2007", "type"=>"mac_advanced", ); $m624c = array( "num"=>"6.2.4", "status"=>"Development version (Unix command-line version)", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.4_universal-apple-darwin.zip", "date"=>"19 May 2008", "type"=>"bare_core", ); $m51045c = array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version (Unix command-line version)", "file"=>"boinc_5.10.45_universal-apple-darwin.zip", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "type"=>"bare_core", ); $m5817c = array( "num"=>"5.8.17", "status"=>"Older version (Unix command-line version)", "file"=>"boinc_5.8.17_universal-apple-darwin.zip", "date"=>"3 Apr 2007", "type"=>"bare_core", ); $l624 = array( "num"=>"6.2.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_6.2.4_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"21 May 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l51045 = array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_5.10.45_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l624ubuntu = array( "num"=>"6.2.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_ubuntu_6.2.4_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"21 May 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l51045ubuntu = array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_ubuntu_5.10.45_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l624ubuntux64 = array( "num"=>"6.2.4", "status"=>"Development version", "file"=>"boinc_ubuntu_6.2.4_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"21 May 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l51045ubuntux64 = array( "num"=>"5.10.45", "status"=>"Recommended version", "file"=>"boinc_ubuntu_5.10.45_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"5 Mar 2008", "type"=>"sea", ); $l5816 = array( "num"=>"5.8.16", "status"=>"Older version (includes GUI)", "file"=>"boinc_5.8.16_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh", "date"=>"7 March 2007", "type"=>"sea", ); $windows = array( "name"=>"Windows", "description"=>"98/ME/2000/XP/Vista ", "dbname" => "windows_intelx86", "versions"=>array( $w624, $w51045, $w5816, ) ); $windowsx64 = array( "name"=>"Windows 64-bit", "description"=>"XP/Vista", "dbname" => "windows_x86_64", "versions"=>array( $w625x64, $w51045x64, ) ); $mac = array( "name"=>"Mac OS X", "description"=>"Version 10.3+", "dbname" => "powerpc-apple-darwin", "versions"=>array( $m624, $m624c, $m51045, $m51045c, $m5817, $m5817c, ) ); $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( $l624, $l51045, $l5816, ) ); $linux = array( "name"=>"Linux x86", "description"=>"For most current Linux/x86 versions; graphical and command-line interfaces", "dbname" => "i686-pc-linux-gnu", "versions"=>array( $l624ubuntu, $l51045ubuntu, ) ); $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( $l624ubuntux64, $l51045ubuntux64, ) ); $platforms = array( "win"=>$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/"; //switch(rand(0,5)) { //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 5: $url_base = "http://einstein.ligo.caltech.edu/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //case 6: $url_base = "http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/download/boinc/dl/"; break; //} ?>