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Check the source code of one or more of the children pages listed in the [[#Introduction|Introduction]] to get a better idea of the structure, but the common structure is as follows:
 
Check the source code of one or more of the children pages listed in the [[#Introduction|Introduction]] to get a better idea of the structure, but the common structure is as follows:
 
<ol><li>All children pages must start with <tt>Installation/Linux</tt></li>
 
<ol><li>All children pages must start with <tt>Installation/Linux</tt></li>
<li>Next indicate the OpenFOAM version/variant/fork it refers to and in that page, must refer have at the bottom of the page this code:
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<li>Next indicate the OpenFOAM version/variant/fork it refers to - e.g. OpenFOAM-2.1.1 - and in that page, must refer have at the bottom of the page this code:
 
<pre>[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]]</pre></li>
 
<pre>[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]]</pre></li>
 
<li>If the instructions are detailed for a certain Linux distribution, place it's main name last and must refer at the bottom of the page this code, e.g. for Fedora:
 
<li>If the instructions are detailed for a certain Linux distribution, place it's main name last and must refer at the bottom of the page this code, e.g. for Fedora:
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Examples of pages:
 
Examples of pages:
; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM 2.1.1]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1.
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; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.1.1]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1.
; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM 2.1.1/Fedora]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1 on Fedora (including any and all versions of Fedora).
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; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/Fedora]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1 on Fedora (including any and all versions of Fedora).
; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM 1.6-ext]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 1.6-ext.
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; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 1.6-ext.
; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM 1.6-ext/Ubuntu]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 1.6-ext on Ubuntu (including any and all versions of Ubuntu).
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; [[Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/Ubuntu]]: This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 1.6-ext on Ubuntu (including any and all versions of Ubuntu).
  
 
[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM]]
 
[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM]]

Revision as of 17:28, 11 August 2012


1 Introduction

This page is an entry point to the several instructions made available for installing OpenFOAM on Linux, or more specifically, on Linux Distributions.

Here is the list of pages that fall into this category:


2 How to add new pages

Check the source code of one or more of the children pages listed in the Introduction to get a better idea of the structure, but the common structure is as follows:

  1. All children pages must start with Installation/Linux
  2. Next indicate the OpenFOAM version/variant/fork it refers to - e.g. OpenFOAM-2.1.1 - and in that page, must refer have at the bottom of the page this code:
    [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]]
  3. If the instructions are detailed for a certain Linux distribution, place it's main name last and must refer at the bottom of the page this code, e.g. for Fedora:
    [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]] [[Category:Linux-Fedora]]

Examples of pages:

Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.1.1
This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1.
Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/Fedora
This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1 on Fedora (including any and all versions of Fedora).
Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext
This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 1.6-ext.
Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/Ubuntu
This page details generic instructions for installing OpenFOAM 1.6-ext on Ubuntu (including any and all versions of Ubuntu).