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Same problem I ran into, once the check mark is removed on 1st install it never reappears
when doing a reinstall or freash install. Once you have config the V7 with user name and
other info that screen also never reappears, no matter how many times you uninstall v7 and reinstall.

TheWolf wrote:Same problem I ran into, once the check mark is removed on 1st install it never reappears
when doing a reinstall or freash install. Once you have config the V7 with user name and
other info that screen also never reappears, no matter how many times you uninstall v7 and reinstall.

This is not a problem with the Folding@home software. This is because Linux programs are different than Windows programs, and the two are installed differently. Unlike Windows, there are two ways (under apt-get) of removing a Linux package: remove and purge. Remove simply uninstalls the program, and leaves the configuration files behind. Then you can reinstall, but still have the configuration remaining. The GDebi Package Installer does this by default, and you can also do it in the command line with "sudo apt-get remove fahclient". Now, if you purge the F@h packages (as has been mentioned earlier in the thread) it's a complete removal, and the configuration is wiped. Hence, if you run "sudo apt-get purge fahclient", it should ask for your configuration once you install using the Package Manager again.

Jesse is accurate, but may not work if custom folders have been created to run fah. It's not feasible to test for and to program for every possible customization. The defaults work. The farther you stray from the defaults, the harder it can be to get back to defaults.

Jesse_V wrote:

TheWolf wrote:Same problem I ran into, once the check mark is removed on 1st install it never reappears
when doing a reinstall or freash install. Once you have config the V7 with user name and
other info that screen also never reappears, no matter how many times you uninstall v7 and reinstall.

This is not a problem with the Folding@home software. This is because Linux programs are different than Windows programs, and the two are installed differently. Unlike Windows, there are two ways (under apt-get) of removing a Linux package: remove and purge. Remove simply uninstalls the program, and leaves the configuration files behind. Then you can reinstall, but still have the configuration remaining. The GDebi Package Installer does this by default, and you can also do it in the command line with "sudo apt-get remove fahclient". Now, if you purge the F@h packages (as has been mentioned earlier in the thread) it's a complete removal, and the configuration is wiped. Hence, if you run "sudo apt-get purge fahclient", it should ask for your configuration once you install using the Package Manager again.

Thanks for the info Jesse, should I decide to work with it again on the 1 rig this "sudo apt-get purge fahclient" will be useful.