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Updating the BOINC WSL distro

David Anderson edited this page Jul 23, 2025 · 2 revisions

To update the BOINC WSL distro, please do the following:

  • Quit the BOINC client
  • Download the new version of the distro from https://github.com/BOINC/boinc-buda-runner-wsl
  • Open Windows Terminal (Win+R -> type 'cmd' -> press Enter)
  • In the Terminal window, run 'wsl.exe --unregister boinc-buda-runner'
  • On the desktop: double click on the boinc-buda-runner.wsl or right click on it -> Open with -> Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • In the Terminal window, run 'wsl.exe -d boinc-buda-runner' and wait for the message "Podman setup complete"
  • Restart BOINC
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