AdminInstallerUnix

Creating installers for Linux

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The recommended actions of a BOINC installer for Linux:

Create a user 'boinc' and group 'boinc' if they don't already exist. All files and directories created by the installer should have this owner and group.
Install the executables (boinc, boincmgr, boinccmd) in the appropriate directory.
Create a directory /var/lib/boinc-client
Create a directory /etc/boinc-client/. Within it, create a file config.properties containing

data_dir=/etc/boinc-client/config.properties

You then have a choice:

Public installation: create an empty file /var/lib/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg. The installing user will immediately be able to run the Manager and attach to a project or account manager. But so will any other user. When they run the Manager they'll get a notice saying that other users can control BOINC, and directing them to a web page telling them how to changes this if they want.
Private installation: don't create such a file. If the installing user runs boincmgr, they'll get an error message directing them to a web page telling them to add themselves to the 'boinc' group.