Install boinc in unbuntu 9.04

Simply install the boinc package...

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Better...

Please first enable the universe repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

The open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo apt-get udate
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install boinc-app-seti boinc-client boinc-manager

Hope this helps

Note:
boinc-app-seti - SETI@home application for the BOINC client
boinc-client - core client for the BOINC distributed comp
boinc-manager - GUI to control and monitor the BOINC core

gerald@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install boinc-app-seti boinc-client boinc manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package boinc
gerald@ubuntu:~$

This did not help

Mike--i did that and it loaded more info but did not open the program--i am a real old house painter-66- trying to learn this. I donate all my cpu cycles to WCG and would like to get away from windows--one thing we need is for a better way to install programs--this is the only problem i am having--i love Ubuntu

gerald@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install boinc-app-seti boinc-client boinc-manager
[sudo] password for gerald:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
boinc-app-seti is already the newest version.
boinc-client is already the newest version.
boinc-client set to manually installed.
boinc-manager is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-2.6.28-11 linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
gerald@ubuntu:~$

boinc-client set to manually installed.--how do i do this--thanks for all help

Thanks for all help. I finally figured it out--Applications-System Tools-Boinc Manager--after downloading all recommendations

Thanks Mike, that solved my question.