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Ubuntu Deb Pack Installation

Version 2.2.0, released 06/03/13

Ubuntu VersionsOpenFOAM and Paraview are currently available for the following versions of Ubuntu:

11.10, codename oneiric

12.04 LTS, codename precise

12.10, codename quantal

InstallationOpenFOAM and Paraview can be simply installed using the apt package management tool. The user will need to provide

superuser password authentication when executing the following commands with sudo

1. In a terminal window, add OpenFOAM to the list of repository locations for apt to search, by copying and pasting the

following in a terminal prompt (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal).

VERS=$(lsb_release -cs)

sudo sh -c "echo deb http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu $VERS main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openfoam.list"

Note 1: Line 1 stores the version name of your Ubuntu distribution (e.g. maverick) under $VERS, which is used in line 2

Note 2: This only needs to be done once for a given system

2. Update the apt package list to account for the new download repository location

sudo apt-get update

3. Install OpenFOAM (220 in the name refers to version 2.2.0):

sudo apt-get install openfoam220

4. For Ubuntu versions 11.10 and 12.04 only, install Paraview (3120 in the name refers to version 3.12.0):

sudo apt-get install paraviewopenfoam3120

For Ubuntu version 12.10, install the system version of Paraview

sudo apt-get install paraview

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 ProblemsNetworking 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: Unable to fetch some archives...

The .deb files for different versions of Ubuntu supplied can be downloaded directly from the following locations:

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/binary-amd64/openfoam220_0-1_amd64.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/binary-i386/openfoam220_0-1_i386.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/openfoam220_0-1_amd64.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/paraviewopenfoam3120_0-1_amd64.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/openfoam220_0-1_i386.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/paraviewopenfoam3120_0-1_i386.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-amd64/openfoam220_0-1_amd64.deb

The OpenFOAM Foundation

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http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-amd64/paraviewopenfoam3120_0-1_amd64.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/openfoam220_0-1_i386.deb

http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/paraviewopenfoam3120_0-1_i386.deb

User ConfigurationIn order to use the installed OpenFOAM package, complete the following

1. Open the .bashrc file in the user’s home directory in an editor, e.g. by typing in a terminal window (note the dot)

gedit ~/.bashrc

2. At the bottom of that file, add the following line (see Note 1) and save the file

source /opt/openfoam220/etc/bashrc

3. Open a new terminal window (see Note 2) and test that the icoFoam application, from the OpenFOAM package, is working

by typing

icoFoam -help

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 user’s .bashrc 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 icoFoam in the same terminal window, they must first register the change to the .bashrc

file by typing at the terminal prompt (note the dots): source $HOME/.bashrc

Getting StartedCreate a project directory within the $HOME/OpenFOAM directory named <USER>-2.2.0 (e.g. chris-2.2.0 for user chris and

OpenFOAM version 2.2.0) and create a directory named run within it, e.g. by typing:

mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN

Copy the tutorial examples directory in the OpenFOAM distribution to the run directory. If the OpenFOAM environment

variables are set correctly, then the following command will be correct:

cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS $FOAM_RUN

Run the first example case of incompressible laminar flow in a cavity:

cd $FOAM_RUN/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity

blockMesh

icoFoam

paraFoam

Refer to the OpenFOAM User Guide to get started.

Reporting Bugs in OpenFOAMWe 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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