installation failure

[harry747]

i just tried to install FAH on my linux box (ubuntu 19.10) and when i tried to install the client, i got the following output:

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(Reading database ... 464916 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb ...
usermod: no changes
Unpacking fahclient (7.4.4) over (7.4.4) ...
Setting up fahclient (7.4.4) ...
Job for FAHClient.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status FAHClient.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript FAHClient, action "start" failed.
● FAHClient.service - LSB: Folding@home Client
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/FAHClient; generated)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2020-04-15 21:57:55 BST; 4ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 4127 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/FAHClient start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
    Tasks: 10 (limit: 4915)
   Memory: 7.8M
   CGroup: /system.slice/FAHClient.service
           ├─3185 /usr/bin/FAHClient /etc/fahclient/config.xml --run-as fahclient --pid-file=/var/run/fahclient.pid --daemon
           └─3187 /usr/bin/FAHClient --child --lifeline 3185 /etc/fahclient/config.xml --run-as fahclient --pid-file=/var/run/fahclient.pid --daemon

Apr 15 21:57:55 PC systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Folding@home Client...
Apr 15 21:57:55 PC FAHClient[4127]: Starting fahclient ... FAILED
Apr 15 21:57:55 PC FAHClient[4127]: fahclient seems to be already running with PID 3185
Apr 15 21:57:55 PC systemd[1]: FAHClient.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Apr 15 21:57:55 PC systemd[1]: FAHClient.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 15 21:57:55 PC systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Folding@home Client.

The Folding@home client is now installed

You can access the Web interface by going to:

  http://folding.stanford.edu/client/

in a browser on this computer.

For information about configuring the Folding@home client for 
remote access please see the comments in:

  /etc/fahclient/config.xml


Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.63ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.32.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (242-7ubuntu3.7) ...

and now, when i try to launch FAHcontrol, nothing happens. it doesn't appear in the dock, i don't get a new window, nothing.

when i launch FAHviewer, i see a window with a map of the world in the background. is that normal, or should there be some folding protein in the background?

Edit: fixed a typo

[harry747]

Ok, now I see some kind of molecule in the viewer window, but how do I change the settings? That's what FAHcontrol is for, right? Problem is, it still refuses to work. When I click on its dock icon, nothing happens.

[Joe_H]

The installation guide on the F@h website refers to and has download links for 7.4.4, but has not been updated for the current version. Try with the current version, 7.5.1. You can download from - https://foldingathome.org/alternative-downloads/.

7.5.1 has fewer missing dependencies for 19.10, but still has a few because it is 2 years old. There are a number of topics here where people have outlined how to install on Ubuntu 19.10.

There is a new version in the works, not sure exactly when it will be released.

[PantherX]

Welcome to the F@H Forum harry747,

FahCore - The software that does the folding on your system
FAHClient - The software that manages FahCore and bandwidth usages along with instructions
FAHControl - The GUI which controls FAHClient
FAHViewer - The GUI which either shows a demo protein molecule fold or the actual one depending on FahCore
Web Control - The site that provides a simple GUI accessible via the browser

Can you please post your log file. Ensure that you have copied the System configuration which is present at the start of the log file: viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26036