Folding@home clients installation guides

Welcome to the Guides section! Here you will find all the guides you need to set up a Folding@home client. The purpose of this section is to give a centralized place to search for guides or to serve as reference during your troubleshooting of the client.

The guides are classified on a few categories :

  • FAQ : General questions and answers about installation (current page).
  • Windows : Windows clients installation guides.
  • Linux : Linux clients installation guides.
  • Macintosh : Apple MacOSX clients installation guides.
  • PS3 : Playstation 3 client installation guide.

Below each OS, guides are separated by client type (if available) :

  • Uniprocessor (classic, single core/cpu) clients.
  • SMP (multi-cores/cpu) clients.
  • GPU clients.

The guides will always pertain to the latest version of the clients currently available. If older clients are still available to download, the guides might be available on the same page as the current guide either in the form of annotations or at the bottom of the page.

Table of contents

- Guides list
- Windows
- Linux
- Macintosh
- Playstation 3
- What if I cannot understand a step of the guide or I have a problem ?
- Can I perform a installation if I don't have administrator privileges ?

Guides list

Each page will include the guides for the systray or console clients.

Windows

Linux

Macintosh

Playstation 3

What if I cannot understand a step of the guide or I have a problem ?

While we make an effort to make the guides clear and concise, it's possible that a step might be hard to understand or you don't have enough knowledge to perform a step. You can always ask for the help on the Folding Forum and someone will provide the answer or guide you to complete the installation. You can also ask if you still have a problem after following the instructions so we can help troubleshoot to find the cause.

When you ask for help, it's a good idea to link to the guide you are trying to follow so we can know which one you used. Also, you should indicate the computer characteristics and the client you are trying to install (OS, version, client type).

Can I perform a installation if I don't have administrator privileges ?

In most cases, if you don't have administrator privileges or cannot access a administrator account yourself, this means that you don't own or manage the computer. Most clients need to have some administrator rights to complete the installation and if you don't have the rights, you are advised to use a client without administrator privileges or to ask for permission.

It's forbidden to circumvent the restrictions without the express permission of the owner so we cannot help you if that's the case. If you are the owner and you don't know how to use administrator privileges, I suggest you ask someone with enough knowledge about this aspect to help you.

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Last Updated on April 19, 2009, at 01:22 PM