LHC@home

Hi there,
could someone give me a quick start how to start folding on Linux?
I'm currently on Arch Linux.

I don't care what my CPU folds till it's useful for CERN.

Thanks
Damian

LHC@home does not "fold" anything.
You may have mixed that with "Folding@home".

To run CERN tasks attach your computer via BOINC after you checked the requirements.
Start here, then follow the given links:
https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/index.php

So the best way to do it is via BOINC?

Because I saw also Sixtrack etc and I thought that would be preferred.

Unlike Folding@home this project is a BOINC project.
Hence, always via BOINC, even SixTrack.

You should be familiar with the basics since you attached some Windows computers back in 2022.

I am only familiar with BOINC on Windows.

Never done it on Linux, but if the process is similar to Windows then I see no issue.

Can I choose which project I want to participate in?
I see many people are doing Atlas and there are almost 5k tasks in Theory Simulation.

Can I choose which project I want to participate in?

Sure: https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/prefs.php?subset=project then edit your preferences.
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@DamianToczek

Please do NOT enable "Run native if available?" at the prefs page until you read/understood what native apps require as extras.
If you ignore this advice the tasks will simply fail.
Details can be found in the forum.

I have installed Boinc and all the needed things and adjustments and it works but I haven't gotten any tasks yet.
I assume I need to wait a little before I get any tasks?

I have installed Boinc and all the needed things and adjustments and it works but I haven't gotten any tasks yet.
I assume I need to wait a little before I get any tasks?

No, as long as you select a running project (i.e. a project with tasks ready to be sent), you'll get some work immediately.
Theory, Atlas and CMS have work to be done.

You haven't installed Virtualbox, BTW.
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