= Creating installers for Linux =

The recommended actions of a BOINC installer for Linux:

* Create a user 'boinc' and group 'boinc' if they don't already exist.  All files and directories created by the installer should have this owner and group.
* Install the executables (boinc, boincmgr, boinccmd) in the appropriate directory.
* Create a directory /var/lib/boinc-client
* Create a directory /etc/boinc-client/. Within it, create a file config.properties containing
{{{
data_dir=/etc/boinc-client/config.properties
}}}

You then have a choice:

* Public installation: create an empty file /var/lib/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg.  The installing user will immediately be able to run the Manager and attach to a project or account manager.  But so will any other user.  When they run the Manager they'll get a notice saying that other users can control BOINC, and directing them to [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/gui_rpc_passwd.php a web page] telling them how to changes this if they want.
* Private installation: don't create such a file.  If the installing user runs boincmgr, they'll get an error message directing them to [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/gui_rpc.php a web page] telling them to add themselves to the 'boinc' group.