Linux comes to the fight against coronavirus you too can help
Unused processor or graphics card can now support efforts related to understanding the virus COVID-19.
Below the way by which you and providing free resources of your computer, you can help!
Linux users with computers, which have free resources, also can support scientists. Folding @ Home project allows to share resources, which would otherwise simply be marnowałyby.
The installation process has been simplified to a minimum. Ubuntu all boils down to three downloadable packs:
1 | wget https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahclient/debian-testing-64bit/v7.4/fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb |
1 | wget https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahcontrol/debian-testing-64bit/v7.4/fahcontrol_7.4.4-1_all.deb |
1 | wget https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahviewer/debian-testing-64bit/v7.4/fahviewer_7.4.4_amd64.deb |
And then install and configure each of them:
1 | sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb |
1 | sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahcontrol_7.4.4-1_all.deb |
1 | sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahviewer_7.4.4_amd64 |
System requirements are available in the link below:
Whole should work fine on distributions Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/linux/requirements/
Folding @ Home simply enter – providing computing power for researchers, who seek drugs. While the new virus definitely drew the attention of many people, the project has already helped to provide the necessary resources, for example in the fight against cancer.
excavation team:
https://stats.foldingathome.org/team/236420
Team: Poland:
https://stats.foldingathome.org/team/276
