Thread 'BOINC client 8.2.1 ready for testing'

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Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15631	Message 115960 - Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 7:24:17 UTC David Anderson wrote: Great news! A new version of the BOINC client is ready to test. The release notes are here: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-release-notes The major new feature is support for Docker apps. Docker is a 'container' technology: sort of like virtual machines, but more efficient and easy to use. We think that Docker is the future of BOINC. The 8.2.1 client detects Docker (or its open-source variant, Podman) and reports it to projects. Currently two projects have Docker apps: LHC@home and BOINC Central. Eventually we plan to offer Podman in the BOINC installer, but for now you have to install it yourself. This is easy to do; instructions are here: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Installing-Docker As usual, report test results here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/alpha/test_form.php Thanks for your help! -- David https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php ID: 115960 · Reply Quote

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15631	Message 115961 - Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 7:25:45 UTC - in response to Message 115960. Dear Alpha testers: We don't have any test results for 8.2.1 so far. Please test it, and report results on the BOINC Alpha site: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/alpha/test_form.php Remember: we need positive test results, not just bug reports; otherwise we can't be sure that things are working on a wide range of computers. Thanks -- David and Vitalii ID: 115961 · Reply Quote

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2838	Message 115962 - Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 9:31:17 UTC - in response to Message 115961. https://boinc.berkeley.edu/alpha/test_form.php Asks me to log in which Firefox attempts to do with my login from here. I then get a message saying no account exists with my email. ID: 115962 · Reply Quote

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2838	Message 115963 - Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 9:46:44 UTC - in response to Message 115962. If you are going to install using Snap, it is best to uninstall using apt first. ID: 115963 · Reply Quote

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15631	Message 115964 - Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 10:11:52 UTC - in response to Message 115962. The login form uses, as far as I know, the same login as the old alpha site. If you never had one, you can ask David Anderson to make you an account, emailing him via boinc_alpha@ssl.berkeley.edu ID: 115964 · Reply Quote

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2838	Message 115965 - Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 11:53:11 UTC - in response to Message 115964. Thanks Jord. I am currently wrestling with getting Podman and WSL to work in my Windows installation which is in a VM. I have read it is possible but till I manage it I will stick to testing on my normal projects. ID: 115965 · Reply Quote

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