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GPU folding in Linux

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obscurity78

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I have a GTX 550 Ti sitting idle in my work PC. What would net me the most PPD? Is there a native linux client or would I need to run a Windows VM? (I have a Win7 guest in VMware)

Running Ubuntu 12.04 and version 304.43-0ubuntu1~precise~xup1 of the nvidia-current drivers.
 
You would probably need to run the Windows GPU client under Wine. It is not that easy to set up, but it is possible. There are a couple of guides out there for doing this.
 
Use to run the nvidia GPU client under wine. As musky stated, it is very complicated. Basically follow the steps in the howto guide:

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