Following the release of GeekoCFD 4.0.0, also GeekoCFD 4.0.0 text mode was upgraded to openSUSE 12.2, and it is now available on SUSE Gallery. This version of GeekoCFD is thought to provide direct access to open-source CFD tools on systems without graphical interface, typically used to perform simulations.

GeekoCFD 4.0.0 is now available for download from SUSE Gallery. The release is based on the recently released openSUSE 12.2, and relies on updated versions of all major applications and system components. The most important changes and additional features are: Updated version of OpenFOAM® 2.1.x (x > 1, Including commit 969dc72c1aad45b98224e74917984401bdc76b82 – Wed Aug 29 2012) Upgraded packages according to openSUSE 12.2 release Re-introduced selection of octave-forge packages New Hyper-V image added to the choice of virtual images Additionally, some decisions on future developments were taken: The release of GeekoCFD 4.0.0 signs the end of life of GeekoCFD 2.2.0, since its base distribution, openSUSE 11.4 will stop being supported two…

GeekoCFD 3.1.0 and GeekoCFD Text Mode 3.1.0  are now available. This is a mantenance release, which updates OpenFOAM® at the current 2.1.x version from the git repository, and includes security updates from openSUSE. This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, the producer of the OpenFOAM software and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks. Alberto Passalacqua is not associated to OpenCFD Ltd.

I am pleased to announce the release of GeekoCFD 3.0.0, the live distribution for CFD based on openSUSE 12.1 – 64 bit. Among the most important changes compared to the previous version (2.2.0), we have: OpenFOAM upgraded to version 2.1.x OpenFOAM ThirdParty package upgraded to 2.1.x Upgraded packages according to openSUSE 12.1 release System o OpenSUSE 12.1 – 64 bit o Kernel 3.1.0 o gcc 4.6.2 o KDE 4.7.2 Scientific software o cantor o gmsh 2.5.0 o grace o gsl o wxMaxima and Maxima o Octave o OpenFOAM® 2.1.x o Paraview 3.12 o pyFoam o R Development tools o DDD o Eclipse Helios with CDT o Emacs o git o…

OpenSUSE 12.1 has just been released, and it carries gcc 4.6, and, for those interested clang/LLVM. Installing OpenFOAM® 2.0.x follows the usual pattern. Only a few minor modifications have to be made to be able to use gcc 4.6 and the version of openMPI provided by openSUSE 12.1 (openmpi-1.4.3). Additionally I replaced paraview 3.10.1 with ParaView 3.12.0. Assuming that OpenFOAM will be installed in the user’s home directory, the procedure to install OpenFOAM 2.0.x (git version) on openSUSE 12.1 is then as follows: Install the C/C++ development pattern: zypper install -t pattern devel_C_C++ Install other dependencies: zypper install cmake libqt4-devel gnuplot openmpi openmpi-devel Check that openmpi 1.4.3 is selected as default with: mpi-selector --list The output should read:…

GeekoCFD 2.1 is now available in SUSE Gallery. This is a minor release, which provides the new version of Eclipse Indigo with CDT, instead of Eclipse Helios with CDT.Users who downloaded version 2.0.3 and are not interested in the latest version of Eclipse, can ignore this release, or, if they installed their system, can simply upgrade Eclipse as follows: Acquire administrative rights with: su Execute in sequence: Remove the existing Eclipse cd /opt rm -r eclipse Download Eclipse Indigo with CDT wget -c http://mirror.cs.rit.edu/mirrors/eclipse/technology/epp/downloads/release/indigo/R/eclipse-cpp-indigo-incubation-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz Make sure the file is in your /opt directory and execute tar xzf eclipse-cpp-indigo-incubation-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz Drop your administrative rights by typing exit Enjoy 🙂