Linux DEB and RPM support

The purpose of this page is to show the last version of BOINC available for every supported Linux OS

DEB-based OSs

Debian

Supported	Version	Codename	Release date	End of vendor support	GLIBC version	Stable	Alpha	Nightly
✔️	10	buster	6 July 2019	❌ June 2024	2.28	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	11	bullseye	14 August 2021	✔️ June 2026	2.31	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	12	bookworm	10 June 2023	✔️ June 2028	2.36	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0

Ubuntu

Supported	Version	Codename	Release date	End of vendor support	GLIBC version	Stable	Alpha	Nightly
✔️	20.04	focal	April 23 2020	✔️ April 2025	2.31	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	22.04	jammy	April 21 2022	✔️ April 2027	2.35	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	24.04	noble	April 25 2024	✔️ April 2034	2.39	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0

Installation:

1. sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 40254C9B29853EA6
2. sudo apt-add-repository deb https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/linux/[stable][alpha][nightly]/[Codename] [Codename] main
3. sudo apt update
4. sudo apt install boinc-client boinc-manager

RPM-based OSs

Fedora

Supported	Version	Release date	End of vendor support	GLIBC version	Stable	Alpha	Nightly
✔️	37	November 15 2022	❌ November 2023	2.36	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	38	April 14 2023	❌ May 2024	2.37	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	39	November 11 2023	✔️ November 2024	2.38	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	40	April 23 2024	✔️ May 2025	2.39	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	41	October 29 2024	✔️ November 2025	2.40	-	-	8.1.0

Installation:

For Fedora 37, 38, 39, 40

1. sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core
2. sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/linux/[stable][alpha][nightly]/[fc37][fc38][fc39][fc40]
3. sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled boinc.berkeley.edu_dl_linux_[stable][alpha][nightly]_[fc37][fc38][fc39][fc40]
4. sudo rpm --import https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/linux/[stable][alpha][nightly]/[fc37][fc38][fc39][fc40]/boinc.gpg
5. sudo yum install boinc-client boinc-manager

For Fedora 41

1. sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core
2. sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/linux/[stable][alpha][nightly]/[fc37][fc38][fc39][fc40]
3. sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled boinc.berkeley.edu_dl_linux_[stable][alpha][nightly]_[fc37][fc38][fc39][fc40]
4. sudo rpm --import https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/linux/[stable][alpha][nightly]/[fc37][fc38][fc39][fc40]/boinc.gpg
5. dnf5 install boinc-client boinc-manager

openSUSE

Supported	Version	Release date	End of vendor support	GLIBC version	Stable	Alpha	Nightly
✔️	15.4	June 09 2022	❌ December 2023	2.31	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	15.5	June 07 2023	✔️ December 2024	2.37	8.0.2	8.0.4	8.1.0
✔️	15.6	June 12 2024	✔️ December 2025	2.37	-	8.0.4	8.1.0

Installation:

1. sudo zypper ar -f https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/linux/[stable][alpha][nightly]/[suse15_4][suse15_5][suse15_6] official-boinc-repo
2. sudo zypper install boinc-client boinc-manager