Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of VmServer

Timestamp:

May 9, 2007, 1:40:23 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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VmServer

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 = Linux Virtual Machines for use with BOINC =
 
-= VIRTUAL MACHINES ARE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE =
+These files are big (1 GB or so). Please download them as seldom as possible.
 
-We recommend using the virtual-machine approach to building and testing on Linux (as opposed to buying separate Linux boxes, or installing Linux partitions).  We provide some Linux virtual machine images that may be useful for building and testing. These are based on [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/ Microsoft Virtual PC]. (VMWare can reportedly also run these files, though we haven't tried it).
+On all these systems, the root (or sudo) password is 'boincadm'. There is a user account 'boincadm' with password 'boincadm'; build software under this account. Change these passwords if you're concerned about security.
 
-These files are big (1 GB or so). Please download them as seldom as possible.
+== Virtual server ==
+
+[http://boinc.berkeley.edu/vms/debian-40r0-i386-boinc.zip BOINC Virtual Server].
+Use this to create BOINC projects.
+It's a VMWare virtual machine;
+you'll need the [http://www.vmware.com/download/player/ VMWare player].
+It's a Debian 4.0 32-bit system with all the BOINC prerequisites installed,
+the BOINC software (not the latest version) installed and compiled.
+It's ready to run [MakeProject make_project] and go.
+
+If you want the latest BOINC software, run update_latest.sh and then configure/make.
+Instructions and more information is in the readme.html file on boincadm's desktop.
+
+== Virtual machines for building and testing apps ==
+
+== NOTE: THE FOLLOWING VIRTUAL MACHINES ARE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ==
+
+These are based on [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/ Microsoft Virtual PC]. (VMWare can reportedly also run these files, though we haven't tried it).
+
 
  * [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/vms/BOINC-Build-Compat.zip Compatibility] system. This is an old Debian system with old gcc, and recent versions of various libraries and GNU tools. Use it for [CompileApp compiling BOINC applications].
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  * [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/vms/BOINC-Test-Ubuntu.zip Recent Ubuntu] distribution. Use it for testing BOINC and applications.
 
-On all these systems, the root (or sudo) password is 'boincadm'. There is a user account 'boincadm' with password 'boincadm'; build software under this account. Change these passwords if you're concerned about security.
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