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= Introduction =
This page is an entry point for the instructions dedicated to explaining how to install {{OpenFOAM}} {{version7}} in various [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu] versions.

If you do not yet feel comfortable using Linux, then perhaps you better first read the page [[Installation/Working with the Shell|Working with the Shell]] and train a bit with the shell/terminal environments, so you can have a better perception of the steps shown in the pages for each version.

For the most part you have the following choices on how to install OpenFOAM 7:
* Install from Deb packages, as documented in the official instructions: [https://openfoam.org/download/7-ubuntu/ OpenFOAM v7 | Ubuntu]
* You can install from source, by either:
** Following the official instructions from here: [http://openfoam.org/download/source/ OpenFOAM Source Repository]
** Or by following the detailed step-by-step instructions provided in the following pages...


Here are the Ubuntu versions for which the community has already written step-by-step OpenFOAM 7 installation instructions:
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[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]] [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Ubuntu]]