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It is possible to use the official Linux BOINC and Linux science application binaries running in the LKP (Linux Kernel Personality) environment under UnixWare and OpenServer without any lose of performance.

Here the needed steps :

• Install the packages lxcompat, lxsetup, lxrpms and lxsupport from the CDs (UnixWare CD2)

• The setup asks for the Linux RPMs CD (CD4 on UnixWare). So far I know includes this CDs a Caldera
OpenLinux distribution.

• If you have not this CDs, you could use this package with all the needed libs and copy it to /linux/usr/lib. The
package include the mostly needed Linux libs for the BOINC client, BOINC manager and for the most BOINC
projects.

• After this steps, download the Linux BOINC client from boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php, create a user under
which BOINC should run, including a home directory.

Now login as this new BOINC User and copy the downloaded Linux BOINC Client into the home directory.

• Start the Linux BOINC client with "./boinc_client -attach_project http://setiathome.berkeley.edu
ACCOUNT_KEY" - Change ACCOUNT_KEY in the command in the key you get mailed by the project at
the registration. Or start it with „./boinc -allow_remote_gui_rpc“ to connect from a other system with the BOINC
manager to the BOINC client.

• After the right attachment to the project, the BOINC client will download the Linux SETI application and
download work and start crunching...

SCO Linux BOINC Client and science application Howto