The BOINC command-line client
Install the BOINC client by using gunzip to decompress the application. Use 'chmod' to make it executable. Put it in a directory by itself. Run it manually, from your login script, or from system startup files.
A good set of instructions for running BOINC on Unix systems is here.
The command-line client has the following command-line options: "; list_start(); list_item("-attach_project", "Attach this computer to a new project. You must have an account with that project. You will be asked for the project URL and the account key." ); list_item("-show_projects", "Print a list of projects to which this computer is attached." ); list_item("-detach_project URL", "Detach this computer from a project." ); list_item("-reset_project URL", "Clear pending work for a project. Use this if there is a problem that is preventing your computer from working." ); list_item("-update_prefs URL", "Contact a project's server to obtain new preferences. This will also report completed results and get new work if needed." ); list_item("-return_results_immediately", "Contact scheduler as soon as any result done." ); list_item("-run_cpu_benchmarks", "Run CPU benchmarks. Do this if you have modified your computer's hardware." ); list_item("-check_all_logins", "If 'run if user active' preference is off, check for input activity on all current logins; default is to check only local mouse/keyboard" ); list_item("-exit_when_idle", "Get, process and report work, then exit." ); list_item("-allow_remote_gui_rpc", "Allow GUI RPCs from remote hosts" ); list_item("-help", "Show client options." ); list_item("-version", "Show client version." ); list_end(); echo" The command-line client has the following optional environment variables: "; list_start(); list_item("HTTP_PROXY", "URL of HTTP proxy"); list_item("HTTP_USER_NAME", "User name for proxy authentication"); list_item("HTTP_USER_PASSWD", "Password for proxy authentication"); list_item("SOCKS4_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 4 server"); list_item("SOCKS5_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 5 server"); list_item("SOCKS5_USER", "User name for SOCKS authentication"); list_item("SOCKS5_PASSWD", "Password for SOCKS authentication"); list_end(); page_tail(); ?>