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Ubuntu Deb Pack Installation

Version 2.2.0, released 06/03/13

Ubuntu Versions
OpenFOAM and Paraview are currently available for the following versions of Ubuntu: 11.10, codename o n e i r i c 12.04 LTS, codename p r e c i s e 12.10, codename q u a n t a l

Installation
OpenFOAM and Paraview can be simply installed using the a p t package management tool. The user will need to provide superuser password authentication when executing the following commands with s u d o 1. In a terminal window, add OpenFOAM to the list of repository locations for a p t to search, by copying and pasting the following in a terminal prompt (A p p l i c a t i o n s>A c c e s s o r i e s>T e r m i n a l ).

V E R S = $( l s b _ r e l e a s ec s ) s u d os hc" e c h od e bh t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u $V E R Sm a i n>/ e t c / a p t / s o u r c e s . l i s t . d / o p e n f o a m . l

Note 1: Line 1 stores the version name of your Ubuntu distribution (e.g. m a v e r i c k ) under $V E R S , which is used in line 2 Note 2: This only needs to be done once for a given system 2. Update the a p t package list to account for the new download repository location s u d oa p t g e tu p d a t e 3. Install OpenFOAM (2 2 0 in the name refers to version 2 . 2 . 0 ): s u d oa p t g e ti n s t a l lo p e n f o a m 2 2 0 4. For Ubuntu versions 11.10 and 12.04 only, install Paraview (3 1 2 0 in the name refers to version 3 . 1 2 . 0 ): s u d oa p t g e ti n s t a l lp a r a v i e w o p e n f o a m 3 1 2 0 For Ubuntu version 12.10, install the system version of Paraview s u d oa p t g e ti n s t a l lp a r a v i e w OpenFOAM-2.2.0 is now installed in the /opt directory (along with and Paraview-3.12.0 in the Ubuntu versions 11.10 and 12.04).

Installation Problems
Networking must be enabled in order to be able to install software packages in Ubuntu. Installation failure due to networking problems usually results in an error message that reports failures in fetching archives and ends with a line like the following: E :U n a b l et of e t c hs o m ea r c h i v e s . . . The .deb files for different versions of Ubuntu supplied can be downloaded directly from the following locations:
h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / q u a n t a l / m a i n / b i n a r y a m d 6 4 / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 _ 0 1 _ a m d 6 4 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / q u a n t a l / m a i n / b i n a r y i 3 8 6 / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 _ 0 1 _ i 3 8 6 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / p r e c i s e / m a i n / b i n a r y a m d 6 4 / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 _ 0 1 _ a m d 6 4 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / p r e c i s e / m a i n / b i n a r y a m d 6 4 / p a r a v i e w o p e n f o a m 3 1 2 0 _ 0 1 _ a m d 6 4 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / p r e c i s e / m a i n / b i n a r y i 3 8 6 / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 _ 0 1 _ i 3 8 6 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / p r e c i s e / m a i n / b i n a r y i 3 8 6 / p a r a v i e w o p e n f o a m 3 1 2 0 _ 0 1 _ i 3 8 6 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / o n e i r i c / m a i n / b i n a r y a m d 6 4 / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 _ 0 1 _ a m d 6 4 . d e b

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h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / o n e i r i c / m a i n / b i n a r y a m d 6 4 / p a r a v i e w o p e n f o a m 3 1 2 0 _ 0 1 _ a m d 6 4 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / o n e i r i c / m a i n / b i n a r y i 3 8 6 / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 _ 0 1 _ i 3 8 6 . d e b h t t p : / / w w w . o p e n f o a m . o r g / d o w n l o a d / u b u n t u / d i s t s / o n e i r i c / m a i n / b i n a r y i 3 8 6 / p a r a v i e w o p e n f o a m 3 1 2 0 _ 0 1 _ i 3 8 6 . d e b

User Configuration
In order to use the installed OpenFOAM package, complete the following 1. Open the . b a s h r c file in the users home directory in an editor, e.g. by typing in a terminal window (note the dot) g e d i t~ / . b a s h r c 2. At the bottom of that file, add the following line (see Note 1) and save the file s o u r c e/ o p t / o p e n f o a m 2 2 0 / e t c / b a s h r c 3. Open a new terminal window (see Note 2) and test that the i c o F o a mapplication, from the OpenFOAM package, is working by typing i c o F o a mh e l p 4. A Usage message should appear. Your installation and user configuration is complete. Note 1: If a similar line has already been added to the users . b a s h r c file, e.g. for a previous version of OpenFOAM, then the line should be deleted or, alternatively, commented out by inserting a # at the beginning of the line. Note 2: If a user wishes to execute i c o F o a m in the same terminal window, they must first register the change to the . b a s h r c file by typing at the terminal prompt (note the dots): s o u r c e $H O M E / . b a s h r c

Getting Started
Create a project directory within the $H O M E / O p e n F O A M directory named <U S E R >2 . 2 . 0 (e.g. c h r i s 2 . 2 . 0 for user chris and OpenFOAM version 2.2.0) and create a directory named r u n within it, e.g. by typing: m k d i rp $F O A M _ R U N Copy the t u t o r i a l examples directory in the OpenFOAM distribution to the r u ndirectory. If the OpenFOAM environment variables are set correctly, then the following command will be correct: c pr $F O A M _ T U T O R I A L S $F O A M _ R U N Run the first example case of incompressible laminar flow in a cavity: c d $F O A M _ R U N / t u t o r i a l s / i n c o m p r e s s i b l e / i c o F o a m / c a v i t y b l o c k M e s h i c o F o a m p a r a F o a m Refer to the OpenFOAM User Guide to get started.

Reporting Bugs in OpenFOAM

We appreciate that bugs in OpenFOAM are reported so we can fix them. Please refer to the OpenFOAM bugs pages to report bugs.

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