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= Introduction =

This page aims to explain how to install {{OpenFOAM+}} {{version1612+}} on any Linux Distribution.

In the following chapters and sections is explained how to ''generally'' install OpenFOAM+ v1612+ and related dependencies, such as ParaView:
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For dedicated instructions (complete and/or partial) for each Linux Distribution: 
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= Installing from source code =
The official instructions are made available here: [http://openfoam.com/download/install-source.php OpenFOAM+ Installation From Source]

A few details to keep in mind:
# OpenFOAM+ (''OpenFOAM plus'') is a fork of the one distributed by the OpenFOAM Foundation. Do not assume that OpenFOAM and OpenFOAM+ are identical.
#* OpenFOAM+ is conceptually similar to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_Project Fedora Project], in the sense that it provides new features that will mature over time and will be integrated into OpenFOAM once the new features are mature enough.
# OpenFOAM+ v1612+ has all of the features of OpenFOAM 4, including several features from OpenFOAM-dev up to the 9th of December 2016, because v1612+ is based on the development repository from the OpenFOAM Foundation, where the last synchronization commit was [https://github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev/commit/3140cfa906dd26037e6b5df21642232a1ec93f3b] on the 9th of December 2016 ([https://www.openfoam.com/releases/openfoam-v1612+/ as reported on the release notes]).
# When in doubt about which GCC version to use, check the [http://openfoam.com/documentation/system-requirements.php System Requirements page] or the [[Installation/Compatibility Matrix]] page for information on compatible compilers (should be the same as OpenFOAM).
# When it comes to ParaView, it's possible to avoid the need to build it from source code. If your Linux Distribution provides ParaView 3.12.0 or newer, you don't need to build ParaView from source code. Simply run: <bash>paraFoam -builtin</bash> and it will open the case in ParaView.
#* If the previous command worked, you can add the following alias command in your {{tt|~/.bashrc}} file: <bash>  alias paraFoam='paraFoam -builtin'</bash>
#* In case you have an old Linux Distribution and still don't want to build ParaView from source code, get the latest binary version for Linux from [http://paraview.org ParaView's official website]. Then add to your {{tt|~/.bashrc}} file the following line (adapt accordingly): <bash>  export PATH=$HOME/Downloads/ParaView-4.2.0/bin:$PATH</bash>

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