Updating the BOINC WSL distro

Automatic

To update the BOINC WSL distro, we recommend that you use our installer:

• Quit the BOINC client
• Download the installer from https://github.com/BOINC/boinc-buda-runner-wsl-installer/releases
• Run the installer and click the 'Install' button
• Check that all steps in the installer are green and the process finished successfully.
• Restart BOINC

Manual (for advanced users only)

If you want to update your BOINC WSL distro manually:

• 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