Originally posted by girininjo:
Will client 3.19 install easier than the stuff that is at the seti site.
That program at the BOINC site is almost impossible for someone not an 
expert using the terminal.
And I don't even know how or what the terminal does.....
Nope, it is the same as that at the SETI site, just better optimized, oh and you must use 3.20 now. 3.19 is "dead".
The terminal is not as "difficult" as it first seems. Here are some simple beginning steps.
Download the client
Place it in a folder, wherever you want to run it from.
Start up the terminal. After it starts and you get a command line, type CD
Drag your folder on top of the terminal window after you type CD. That will finish out the "path" (saves typing a lot of stuff that people like me don't understand)
Hit return. The terminal now knows where the program is.
You will need to make the program "executable." (means fix it so it can run)
To do that type chmod +x boinc_3.20(or whatevery name it is - you can shorten the name to whatever you want for convenience)
Hit return
Type ./boinc_3.20(orwhatever name it is) and hit return.
You should now be up and running, just follow the instructions.
That's the basics of it.
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