Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/Ubuntu

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1 Introduction

This page is dedicated to explaining how to install OpenFOAM OF Version 211.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 8.04

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

Note: These instructions for Ubuntu 8.04 are based on the instructions available here: Building OpenFOAM 2.0.1 on old Linux OSes - test case Ubuntu 8.04


Steps:

  1. These instructions depend on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of Ubuntu. To check this, run:
    uname -m
    It should show i386 or x86_64, so keep this in mind while following these instructions.
  2. Switch to root mode (administrator) and install the necessary packages (run one line at a time):
    sudo -s
     
    #if the 'sudo' command tells you're not in the sudoers list,
    #then remove the # from the next line:
    #su -
     
    #these 3 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
    apt-get install binutils-dev bison build-essential libreadline5-dev wget gnuplot zlib1g-dev libpng12-dev \
    libxt-dev libxi-dev libxrender-dev libxrandr-dev libxcursor-dev libxinerama-dev libfreetype6-dev \
    libfontconfig1-dev libglib2.0-dev freeglut3-dev texinfo libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin
     
    #if uname indicates that you're using x86_64, also install multilib
    apt-get install gcc-multilib
     
    exit
  3. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
    #OpenFOAM downloading and installation
    cd ~
    mkdir OpenFOAM
    cd OpenFOAM
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
     
    tar -xzf OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz 
    tar -xzf ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
  4. For building OpenFOAM itself, it depends on what uname gave you at the beginning:
    • For i386:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 foamCompiler=ThirdParty \
      WM_COMPILER=Gcc45 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
    • For x86_64:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 foamCompiler=ThirdParty \
      WM_COMPILER=Gcc45 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc

    Note: You probably will see a message similar to this one and it's meant to do so until we've built the custom Gcc version:

    Warning in /home/user/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/config/settings.sh:
        Cannot find /home/user/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.1/platforms/linux64/gcc-4.5.2 installation.
        Please install this compiler version or if you wish to use the system compiler,
        change the 'foamCompiler' setting to 'system'
  5. Now we'll have to get all of the scripts we'll need to build everything (gcc, binutils, Qt, make, flex, cmake):
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    wget "http://www.openfoam.com/mantisbt/file_download.php?file_id=102&type=bug" -O getGcc
    wget "http://www.openfoam.com/mantisbt/file_download.php?file_id=142&type=bug" -O getQt
    wget "http://www.openfoam.com/mantisbt/file_download.php?file_id=143&type=bug" -O getCmake
    wget --no-check-certificate "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/makeBinutils"
    wget --no-check-certificate "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/getBinutils"
    wget --no-check-certificate "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/makeMake"
    wget --no-check-certificate "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/getMake"
    wget --no-check-certificate "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/makeFlex"
    wget --no-check-certificate "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/getFlex"
    chmod +x get* make*
  6. Now let's get and build Gcc 4.5.2 and company:
    ./getGcc gcc-4.5.2
    ./makeGcc gcc-4.5.2 > mkgcc.log 2>&1
  7. Now let's get and build a custom GNU Make:
    ./getMake
    ./makeMake gcc-4.5.2 > mkmake.log 2>&1
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS

    If it still gives you the same error message from #3, then something went wrong...

  8. Now let's get and build a custom GNU Binutils:
    ./getBinutils
    ./makeBinutils gcc-4.5.2 > mkbinutils.log 2>&1
  9. Now let's get and build a custom Flex version:
    ./getFlex
    ./makeFlex gcc-4.5.2 > mkflex.log 2>&1
  10. Now let's build OpenFOAM:
    (Warning: this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)
    #Go into OpenFOAM's main source folder
    cd $WM_PROJECT_DIR
     
    # 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
  11. 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
  12. Ubuntu 8.04 comes with CMake 2.4.7, but ParaView 3.12.0 requires CMake from the 2.8.x series. Therefore, we'll need to do a custom build:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    ./getCmake
    ./makeCmake
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
  13. Now Qt 4.6.4:
    sed -i -e 's=4\.7\.3=4.6.4=' getQt
    sed -i -e 's=ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source/=http://releases.qt-project.org/qt4/source/=' getQt
    ./getQt
    ./makeQt 4.6.4 > mkqt.log 2>&1
  14. Now, in order to build ParaView 3.12.0 that comes with OpenFOAM:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    ./makeParaView -qmake ${WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR}/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/qt-4.6.4/bin/qmake \
    PARAVIEW_INSTALL_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES:BOOL=ON > mkPV.log 2>&1
     
    cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers 
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
    export PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/qt-4.6.4/bin:$PATH
    ./Allwclean 
    ./Allwmake
  15. Now you can go read the User Guide: official OpenFOAM User Guide

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


2.2 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
     
    #if the 'sudo' command tells you're not in the sudoers list,
    #then remove the # from the next line:
    #su -
     
    #these 2 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
    apt-get install build-essential flex bison zlib1g-dev qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev gnuplot libreadline-dev \
    libncurses-dev libxt-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin
     
    exit
  2. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
    #OpenFOAM downloading and installation
    cd ~
    mkdir OpenFOAM
    cd OpenFOAM
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
     
    tar -xzf OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz 
    tar -xzf ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
  3. For building OpenFOAM 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:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
    • For x86_64:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
  4. Now let's build OpenFOAM:
    (Warning: this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)
    #Go into OpenFOAM's main source folder
    cd OpenFOAM-2.1.1
     
    # 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
  5. 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
  6. Ubuntu 10.04 comes with CMake 2.8.0, but that version has a bug that makes it impossible to build ParaView 3.12.0. Therefore, we'll need to do a custom build:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    wget "http://www.openfoam.org/mantisbt/file_download.php?file_id=143&type=bug" -O getCmake
    chmod +x getCmake
    ./getCmake
    ./makeCmake
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
  7. Now, in order to build ParaView 3.12.0 that comes with OpenFOAM:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    ./makeParaView
     
    cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers 
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
    ./Allwclean 
    ./Allwmake
  8. Now you can go read the User Guide: official OpenFOAM User Guide

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


2.3 Ubuntu 12.04

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
     
    #if the 'sudo' command tells you're not in the sudoers list,
    #then remove the # from the next line:
    #su -
     
    #these 2 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
    apt-get install build-essential cmake flex bison zlib1g-dev qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev gnuplot libreadline-dev \
    libncurses-dev libxt-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin
     
    exit
  2. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
    #OpenFOAM downloading and installation
    cd ~
    mkdir OpenFOAM
    cd OpenFOAM
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
     
    tar -xzf OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz 
    tar -xzf ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
  3. For building OpenFOAM 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:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
    • For x86_64:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
  4. Now let's build OpenFOAM:
    (Warning: this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)
    #Go into OpenFOAM's main source folder
    cd OpenFOAM-2.1.1
     
    # 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
  5. 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
  6. Now, in order to build ParaView 3.12.0 that comes with OpenFOAM:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    ./makeParaView
     
    cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers 
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
    ./Allwclean 
    ./Allwmake
  7. Now you can go read the User Guide: official OpenFOAM User Guide

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


2.4 Ubuntu 12.10

Here you have at least two choices:

  • You can install the Deb packages, which provide a quick and easy way for having a working installation of OpenFOAM 2.1.1. This is the quickest solution for beginners and instructions are provided here: Ubuntu Deb Pack Installation
  • You can install from source, by either:
    • Following the official instructions from here: Source Pack Installation
    • Or by following the detailed step-by-step instructions below...


Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: Installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1 and ParaView 3.12.0 on Ubuntu 12.10

Steps:

  1. Switch to root mode (administrator) and install the necessary packages (run one line at a time):
    sudo -s
     
    #if the 'sudo' command tells you're not in the sudoers list,
    #then remove the # from the next line:
    #su -
     
    #these 2 lines count as a single line, due to the blackslash "\" character
    apt-get install build-essential cmake flex bison zlib1g-dev qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev gnuplot libreadline-dev \
    libncurses-dev libxt-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin
     
    exit
  2. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
    #OpenFOAM downloading and installation
    cd ~
    mkdir OpenFOAM
    cd OpenFOAM
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
     
    tar -xzf OpenFOAM-2.1.1.tgz 
    tar -xzf ThirdParty-2.1.1.tgz
  3. For building OpenFOAM 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:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
    • For x86_64:
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
       
      echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
  4. Now let's build OpenFOAM:
    (Warning: this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)
    #Go into OpenFOAM's main source folder
    cd OpenFOAM-2.1.1
     
    # 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
  5. 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
  6. Now, in order to build ParaView 3.12.0 that comes with OpenFOAM:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
    sed -i -e 's/ClearAndSelect = Clear | Select/ClearAndSelect = static_cast<int>(Clear) | static_cast<int>(Select)/' \
    ParaView-3.12.0/Qt/Core/pqServerManagerSelectionModel.h
    ./makeParaView
     
    cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers 
    wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
    ./Allwclean 
    ./Allwmake
  7. Now you can go read the User Guide: official OpenFOAM User Guide

Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: Installing OpenFOAM 2.1.1 and ParaView 3.12.0 on Ubuntu 12.10