HowTo: Scientific Ubuntu - Installing OpenFOAM CFD software

[Lau@raffnsoe]

Hello

Thanks for the detailed instructions. But I cant make it work on my ubuntu8.10

I get this error message when building PV3FoamReader
"
[ 45%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/qrc_PV3FoamReader.o
Linking CXX shared library /home/user/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5/lib/linuxGccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpqComponents
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [/home/user/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5/lib/linuxGccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
"

Does anybode have an idea whats going wrong for me.

Thanks
Lau

[maja.ondracka]

Hello! I have exactly the same problem. What should I do? I tried sudo apt-get install lpqComponents, but it ended up with a message: cannot find package lpqComponents. I am new in Linux, so can anyone help me? Thanks

[xfgygz]

Hello! I am a noobie for both Ubuntu and OpenFOAM,but quit interested in both of them.
and.. I have a noobie question!

when I try to extract those files with ”tar xzf <filename>”
system reply me a error message "bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'"

and I do not really understand this step
(3)Extract the files in this location in starting with those marked as *general*

thanks lot for your help!

[waspbr]

ok,

the commad I would use to extract the files in this case would be

 tar xfzv OpenFOAM-1.5.General.gtgz

use this command in terminal after downloading and copying the files into the newly created /home/<username>/OpenFOAM/ directory

after unpacking the first file, unpack the other ones, just use the same code replacing the name of the file.

good luck

[showerlin]

I just installed OpenFOAM 1.5 on kubuntu 9,
but as usual.. the ParaView seems troublesome.

This time is not qt issue, I got this message says,

paraview: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libmpi_cxx.so.0: undefined symbol: ompi_registered_datareps

seems something to do with MPI...

any idea?


Thanks.

-Shower

[rieuk]

Hey guys,

I have the exact same problem as showerlin. I really need to get this software up and running urgently and am a Lnux n00b. Does anyone have a solution for this?

[derjames]

Just to let you know that OpenFOAM 1.6 and 1.6.x have been released...
I will let you know if I found any issue during the installation.

cheers
j

[redrocket5]

Just to let you know that OpenFOAM 1.6 and 1.6.x have been released...
I will let you know if I found any issue during the installation.

cheers
j

Hi Derjames, you have done a seriously great job both with Unbuntu and OpenFoam. I put on andLinux, then Unbuntu and then OpenFoam.

So far so good.

Where I simply run out of ideas is managing linux. For example where your instructions say ad blah blah to your environment or just use /.basch and append following (excuse but I do not have the exact stuff in font of me) I am buggered.I am a windows only user to date so it really overwhelms when need to learn a language and mange a completely unfamiliar system and an application and get it all running.

I know you have done step by step but some of the obvious simply isn't, and I'm not dumb.

Not meant as any criticism, just hoping that pass on that dumb as dog stuff information/instructions isn't a bad thing for earnest people trying to grab on to all this new stuff.

Look forward to your next post.

[Blitz Tungsten]

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[tedk89]

"$HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/etc/bashrc"

when running this in the appropriate "home" I am getting a permission denied, and when attempting to run as sudo I am getting bashrc command not found. I am very new to linux so you will have to bare with me. I also checked echo $SHELL, and the reply was /bin/bash so I am pretty sure this is not the problem. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!