I am pleased to announce the release of GeekoCFD 2.2.0, which brings an updated image with OpenFOAM® 2.0.x (x >= 1), an updated ThirdParty package for OpenFOAM and openSUSE security updates, including Firefox 5. The images can be downloaded from SUSE Studio.
Additionally, GeekoCFD 2.2.0 brings a smaller version: GeekoCFD text mode, which provides easy access to OpenFOAM for systems without a graphical user interface. GeekoCFD text mode is based on openSUSE 11.4 JeOS (Just enough operating system) 64 bit, and only provides the base system, the C/C++ development tools, and OpenFOAM, with its dependencies.As a consequence, the disk space requirements are significantly smaller if compared to the full version of GeekoCFD.
GeekoCFD text mode boots at run-level 3, with network. SuSEFirewall is running, and the SSH port is open to ensure you can access to your machine remotely.
GeekoCFD text mode is available in the following formats:
- VMWare®, VirtualBox, KVM (vmdk)
- Open Virtualization Format (ovf)
- Amazon EC2®
Many thanks to SUSE Studio, which makes building distributions a straightforward operation, and provides such a wide variety of formats.
Enjoy 
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Hello Alberto,
Good job, again!
I teach an introductory course to Computational Mechanics at UADE (www.uade.edu.ar). I will use your live DVD for introducing OpenFOAM.
I want to use the virtual machine disk too but I could not enable VT techonology in my testing PC (It’s a pretty old). So I can not use the 64bit build. Is it possible for you to build a 32bit version?
Thanks in advance
Pablo
Thank you! It’s good to hear you find the images useful.
I could build a 32bit version, but to do that I would need a 32bit compiled version of OpenFOAM and of the ThirdParty package, since I do not have a 32bit machine handy.
An alternative is to a) install the 32bit version of openSUSE 11.3 (not 11.4, you find it here: ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.3/iso/openSUSE-11.3-KDE4-LiveCD-i686.iso ) in your virtual machine, and then use the SUSE RPM’s provided by OpenCFD http://www.openfoam.com/download/suse.php
To perform the installation of openSUSE you can directly point to VirtualBox to the .iso file. Be sure to allocate enough space for the virtual disk to contain OpenSUSE and OpenFOAM.
I hope this helps.
Alberto
Alberto, I will compile openFOAM 2.0.x using a 32bit opensuse 11.4 VirtualMachine.
Is this useful for you? I can send you the files for including in GeekoCFD.
Regards
Pablo
Yes, that would allow me to build a 32 bit image. I really appreciate the offer!
I sent you an email with my address.
Alberto