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'''Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': ''none so far.''
 
'''Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': ''none so far.''
  
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== Ubuntu 11.04 ==
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Here you have a few choices:
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* You can install from source, by either:
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** Trying to follow the available official instructions from here: [http://openfoam-extend.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=openfoam-extend/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext;a=tree;f=doc/buildInstructions/Ubuntu Building Instructions for Ubuntu] - but keeping in mind that you are using 11.04, not 10.04 nor 12.04...
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** Or by following the detailed step-by-step instructions below (which has been based on the instructions from previous link)...
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'''Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': ''none so far.''
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Steps:
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<ol>
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<li>Switch to ''root'' mode (administrator) and install the necessary packages (run one line at a time):
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<bash>sudo -s
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#or
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su -
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#these 2 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
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apt-get install git-core flex bison rpm g++ zlib1g-dev binutils-dev libstdc++5 \
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libqt4-dev qt4-dev-tools libxext-dev libxt-dev libreadline-dev libncurses-dev
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exit</bash></li>
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<li>Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
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<bash>#1.6-ext downloading and installation
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cd ~
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mkdir OpenFOAM
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cd OpenFOAM
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git clone git://openfoam-extend.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openfoam-extend/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
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cd OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
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</bash></li>
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<li>Configure the preferences file:
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<bash>cp etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE etc/prefs.sh
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#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
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echo "export WM_NCOMPPROCS=4" >> etc/prefs.sh
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</bash></li>
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<li>Create a symbolic link for {{tt|gmake}}:
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<bash>ln -s /usr/bin/make bin/gmake
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</bash></li>
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<li>For building 1.6-ext itself, it depends on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of Ubuntu. To check this, run:
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<bash>uname -m</bash>
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Now, accordingly:
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<ul>
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<li>For i386:
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<bash>echo "export WM_ARCH_OPTION=32" >> etc/prefs.sh
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</bash></li>
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<li>For x86_64... there's nothing special to do.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>''Activate'' the environment and save it in the personal {{tt|.bashrc}} file:
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<bash>source etc/bashrc
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echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/etc/bashrc" >> $HOME/.bashrc
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</bash></li>
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<li>Build the several stages of the {{tt|ThirdParty}} folder in a single go:
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<bash>#Go into the ThirdParty folder:
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cd ThirdParty
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# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
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./AllMake >& log.AllMake
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#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
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./AllMake >& log.AllMake
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</bash>
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</li>
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<li>To check if everything went well:
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<bash>#Edit the file "log.AllMake" and check if there are any error messages
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#Example:
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gedit log.AllMake
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#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
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#or if you don't understand the output
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#and attach the file "log.AllMake.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
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tar -czf log.AllMake.tar.gz log.AllMake
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</bash></li>
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<li>Now let's build 1.6-ext:
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<bash>#Go back to the main folder and update the environment
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cd ..
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source etc/bashrc
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# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
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./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
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#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
 +
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
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</bash></li>
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<li>To check if everything went well:
 +
<bash>#Check if icoFoam is working
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icoFoam -help
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#Edit the file "make.log" and check if there are any error messages
 +
#Example:
 +
gedit make.log
 +
 +
#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
 +
#or if you don't understand the output
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#and attach the file "make.log.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
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tar -czf make.log.tar.gz make.log
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</bash></li>
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<li>Now you can go read the User Guide, which is located at {{tt|$HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/doc/Guides-a4/UserGuide.pdf}}.</li>
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</ol>
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'''Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': ''none so far.''
  
 
[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]] [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Ubuntu]]
 
[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]] [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Ubuntu]]

Revision as of 18:16, 20 October 2012

1 Introduction

This page is dedicated to explaining how to install the foam-extend project OF Version 16ext.png in Ubuntu.

If you do not yet feel comfortable using Linux, then perhaps you better first read the page Working with the Shell and train a bit with the shell/terminal environments, so you can have a better perception of the steps shown below.


2 Copy-Paste steps

A few notes before you start copy-pasting:

  1. Lines that start with # don't have to be copy-pasted. They are just comments to let you know what's going on.
  2. One wrong character is enough for breaking this guide, so make sure you can read the characters properly or that the installed language system does not break the copied characters!


2.1 Ubuntu 10.04

Here you have at least two choices:


Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: none so far.

Steps:

  1. Switch to root mode (administrator) and install the necessary packages (run one line at a time): 
    sudo -s
#or
su -
 
#these 2 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
apt-get install git-core flex bison rpm g++ zlib1g-dev binutils-dev libstdc++5 \
libqt4-dev qt4-dev-tools libxext-dev libxt-dev libreadline-dev libncurses-dev
 
exit
  2. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go): 
    #1.6-ext downloading and installation
cd ~
mkdir OpenFOAM
cd OpenFOAM
 
git clone git://openfoam-extend.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openfoam-extend/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
 
cd OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
  3. Configure the preferences file to specify the usage of the system's Qt 4: 
    cp etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE etc/prefs.sh
 
sed -i s/"#export QT_DIR=path_to_system_installed_qt"/"export QT_DIR=\/usr"/g etc/prefs.sh
sed -i s/"#export QT_BIN_DIR=\$QT_DIR\/bin"/"export QT_BIN_DIR=\$QT_DIR\/bin"/g etc/prefs.sh
 
#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
echo "export WM_NCOMPPROCS=4" >> etc/prefs.sh
  4. Create a symbolic link for gmake: 
    ln -s /usr/bin/make bin/gmake
  5. For building 1.6-ext itself, it depends on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of Ubuntu. To check this, run: 
    uname -m

    Now, accordingly:

    • For i386: 
      echo "export WM_ARCH_OPTION=32" >> etc/prefs.sh
    • For x86_64... there's nothing special to do.
  6. Activate the environment and save it in the personal .bashrc file: 
    source etc/bashrc
 
echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/etc/bashrc" >> $HOME/.bashrc
  7. Build the several stages of the ThirdParty folder in a single go: 
    #Go into the ThirdParty folder:
cd ThirdParty
 
# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
./AllMake >& log.AllMake
 
#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
./AllMake >& log.AllMake
  8. To check if everything went well: 
    #Edit the file "log.AllMake" and check if there are any error messages
#Example:
gedit log.AllMake
 
#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
#or if you don't understand the output
#and attach the file "log.AllMake.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
tar -czf log.AllMake.tar.gz log.AllMake
  9. Now let's build 1.6-ext: 
    #Go back to the main folder and update the environment
cd ..
source etc/bashrc
 
# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
 
#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
  10. To check if everything went well: 
    #Check if icoFoam is working
icoFoam -help
 
#Edit the file "make.log" and check if there are any error messages
#Example:
gedit make.log
 
#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
#or if you don't understand the output
#and attach the file "make.log.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
tar -czf make.log.tar.gz make.log
  11. Now you can go read the User Guide, which is located at $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/doc/Guides-a4/UserGuide.pdf.

Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: none so far.

2.2 Ubuntu 11.04

Here you have a few choices:

  • You can install from source, by either:
    • Trying to follow the available official instructions from here: Building Instructions for Ubuntu - but keeping in mind that you are using 11.04, not 10.04 nor 12.04...
    • Or by following the detailed step-by-step instructions below (which has been based on the instructions from previous link)...


Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: none so far.

Steps:

  1. Switch to root mode (administrator) and install the necessary packages (run one line at a time): 
    sudo -s
#or
su -
 
#these 2 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
apt-get install git-core flex bison rpm g++ zlib1g-dev binutils-dev libstdc++5 \
libqt4-dev qt4-dev-tools libxext-dev libxt-dev libreadline-dev libncurses-dev
 
exit
  2. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go): 
    #1.6-ext downloading and installation
cd ~
mkdir OpenFOAM
cd OpenFOAM
 
git clone git://openfoam-extend.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openfoam-extend/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
 
cd OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
  3. Configure the preferences file: 
    cp etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE etc/prefs.sh
 
#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
echo "export WM_NCOMPPROCS=4" >> etc/prefs.sh
  4. Create a symbolic link for gmake: 
    ln -s /usr/bin/make bin/gmake
  5. For building 1.6-ext itself, it depends on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of Ubuntu. To check this, run: 
    uname -m

    Now, accordingly:

    • For i386: 
      echo "export WM_ARCH_OPTION=32" >> etc/prefs.sh
    • For x86_64... there's nothing special to do.
  6. Activate the environment and save it in the personal .bashrc file: 
    source etc/bashrc
 
echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/etc/bashrc" >> $HOME/.bashrc
  7. Build the several stages of the ThirdParty folder in a single go: 
    #Go into the ThirdParty folder:
cd ThirdParty
 
# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
./AllMake >& log.AllMake
 
#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
./AllMake >& log.AllMake
  8. To check if everything went well: 
    #Edit the file "log.AllMake" and check if there are any error messages
#Example:
gedit log.AllMake
 
#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
#or if you don't understand the output
#and attach the file "log.AllMake.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
tar -czf log.AllMake.tar.gz log.AllMake
  9. Now let's build 1.6-ext: 
    #Go back to the main folder and update the environment
cd ..
source etc/bashrc
 
# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
 
#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
  10. To check if everything went well: 
    #Check if icoFoam is working
icoFoam -help
 
#Edit the file "make.log" and check if there are any error messages
#Example:
gedit make.log
 
#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
#or if you don't understand the output
#and attach the file "make.log.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
tar -czf make.log.tar.gz make.log
  11. Now you can go read the User Guide, which is located at $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/doc/Guides-a4/UserGuide.pdf.

Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: none so far.

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