Please provide meta package to install boinc-client and boinc-manager (boinc-manager confuses new users)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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boinc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Daniel Hahler |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: boinc-manager
As people seem to have found out on the forum and Launchpad, boinc-manager is not enough and boinc-client is needed.
But:
* boinc-client is only recommended so isn't installed by 'Applications > Add/Remove...'
* boinc-manager doesn't report the absence of boinc-client, it just won't run properly. Bug# 68854
This means:
* Some people give up.
* Some people install the shell script from the boinc website, which avoids Ubuntu's security
I see three possible solutions:
* 'Add/Remove...' could get smarter and ask users if they want to install recommended packages
* boinc-manager could check for the client instead of assuming it's running
or
* boinc-manager could be set to require boinc-client.
Related branches
Changed in boinc: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Triaged |
Perhaps a 4th possible solution is a metapackage BOINC that installs both of them?