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Updating the BOINC WSL distro

Vitalii Koshura edited this page Dec 7, 2025 · 7 revisions

Automatic

To update the BOINC WSL distro, we recommend you are using our installer:

Manual

If you want to update your BOINC WSL distro manually, do the next steps:

  • 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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