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Posted: **Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:03 pm**

I have two systems, laptop (ubuntu) and desktop (windows).
I added a new client connection on desktop, so I can see my laptop's process.
But after setting the client connection (which works, green text "online" on desktop's FAHControl), on ubuntu I can't connect to client with web controller (chrome).
Before configuring config file with remote client settings it worked.

Tried now twice with clean installs. Still, laptop's browser can't find client. Shows only "Click here to install Folding@home" and "Client Connection Timed Out".

When the FAHControl 7.5.1 can't be installed on Ubuntu (package issues with gnome??? and python??? packages, not found from apt(-get) anymore or something like that was the error message) the web controller is the only place where I can edit how much resources FAH uses.

Sure, I could edit config.xml and restart init.d/FAHClient, but using a client would be more user friendly than writing terminal commands.

EDIT: Cleaned post and fixed typos

Posted: **Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:17 pm**

FAHControl should give you the same ability to configure a remote client as a local one. Or have I misunderstood your issue?

Posted: **Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:26 am**

Actually, FAHControl gives you that capability. WebControl is much more limited in it's capabilities and people who don't understand all the options have been known to have gotten into trouble by trying things they don't understand.

Posted: **Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:05 am**

bruce wrote:people who don't understand all the options have been known to have gotten into trouble by trying things they don't understand

True, and I'm a person who likes to test features which are new for me

The client connection works, but when it's enabled I cannot use client.foldingathome.org page on laptop (ubuntu) which is connected to my desktop.

And I can't install FAHControl on my Ubuntu. My Ubuntu system is in different language, I'll try to translate what I get as well as possible:

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$ sudo dpkg -i fahcontrol_7.5.1-1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package fahcontrol
Reading database, ...
Ready to unzip/unpack fahcontrol_...._all.deb

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fahcontrol:
    fahcontrol depends on the package python-gnome; however: package python-gnome is not installed.
    fahcontrol depends on the package python-support | dh-python; however: package dh-python is not installed. package python-support is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package fahcontrol (--install): addiction(note from me: I know this is not a correct term)/reliance problems - not making settings.
Handling package gnome-menus (3.32.0-1ubuntu1) triggers...
Handling package desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu1) triggers...
Handling package mime-support (3.63ubuntu1) triggers...
Too many errors while handling: fahcontrol

APT says that there's are issues with fahcontrol "reliances" (not sure which word is a correct term for this), lists python-gnome2, -support and dh-python with a text "not marked for install". So every time when I've tried to install FAHControl, I need to fix the apk tree with apk --fix-broken attribute.
And because of these errors, running the --fix-broken command will remove/purge fahcontrol package.

OS: Ubuntu 19.10

EDIT: Added information which I was going to add but didn't remember when making the post.

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