Contrib:KeesWouters/installproblems/openFoam

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Installation and installation problems regarding openFoam

I followed the openfoam.org website to install OpenFoam on my Mint system [OpenFoam for Ubuntu]:

  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install openfoam221
  • sudo apt-get install paraviewopenfoam3120


Then open the .bashrc file in the user’s home directory

  • gedit ~/.bashrc

At the bottom of that file add the following line and save the file

  • source /opt/openfoam221/etc/bashrc
  • source $HOME/.bashrc
    [just this once]

Test that the icoFoam application is working by typing

  • icoFoam -help

A “Usage” message should appear. Your installation and user configuration is complete.


Note:
check version VERS:
kees@Amdaltrax:~$ VERS=$(lsb_release -cs)
kees@Amdaltrax:~$ echo $VERS
nadia
kees@Amdaltrax:~$

*) This line does not work for my Mint installation:

so I hard coded the version according to [Linux Mint]