Installing BOINC on Ubuntu

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June 8, 2025

https://www.reddit.com/r/BOINC4Science/comments/12h0g7v/quick_guide_installing_boinc_on_linux_right_now/
My only addition would be that running [code]add-apt-repository universe[/code] gave me a response ~~[quote]~~Error: must run as root[/quote] so typing [code]sudo -i[/code] put me in root and I was able continue without further interruption. 2023-04-06 06:44:05

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