Installing OpenFOAM on WSL – Ubuntu The installation steps for OpenFOAM on Ubuntu are straightforward because the OpenFOAM Foundation provides packages for Ubuntu which can be directly used in WSL. The following steps summarize how to rapidly set OpenFOAM-dev up on WSL. Open the Ubuntu bash terminal on Windows 10, and add the OpenFOAM repository and the corresponding signatures with the commands: sudo add-apt-repository "http://dl.openfoam.org/ubuntu dev" sudo sh -c "wget -O - http://dl.openfoam.org/gpg.key | apt-key add -" sudo add-apt-repository "http://dl.openfoam.org/ubuntu" Refresh the repository with the command: sudo apt-get update Install OpenFOAM-dev with: sudo apt-get install openfoam-dev Add the configuration file for OpenFOAM to bashrc with the command: echo "source /opt/openfoam5/etc/bashrc" >>…
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Developing for OpenFOAM on Windows 10 – Introduction
Windows 10 comes with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which allows different Linux distributions to run under Windows. Currently Ubuntu, openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are available in the Microsoft Store, with Fedora expected to become available soon. When I started considering the option of ceasing the development of GeekoCFD, I have started exploring the possibility of using WSL for my development work. I am still testing this, and my virtual machine with openSUSE is still there. However, WSL looks promising. Thus, I thought of sharing the steps I have followed to set up my test environment, with a few tweaks to improve the experience. I have divided…
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GeekoCFD 7.1.0 now available!
I am pleased to announce the availability of GeekoCFD 7.0.1. This release brings updated packages to GeekoCFD, and is based on openSUSE Leap 42.1, as GeekoCFD 7.0.0. The following major changes were made: Updated packages OpenFOAM® 3.0.x from the OpenFOAM Foundation gmsh 2.13.1 eclipse neon System changes Removed custom configuration of the installer (control.xml) because now unnecessary. Thanks to Carlos F. Lange, who reported this to me. Enjoy 🙂 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.
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GeekoCFD 7.0.0 is here!
I am pleased to announce the availability of GeekoCFD 7.0.0. This release is based on openSUSE Leap 42.1, the new release of openSUSE based on the core of SUSE Linux Enterprise, and enjoys long-term support (and a beautiful artwork!). GeekoCFD 7.0.0 also brings the following major changes: Updated features UEFI and secure boot support enabled on USB disk images and Live DVD (not virtual formats). This change may make the specified images unbootable on systems which do not support UEFI and secure boot. Updated packages OpenFOAM® 3.0.x from the OpenFOAM Foundation gmsh 2.11.0 eclipse mars 1 Removed packages meshlab (no maintainer for the RPM) petsc (updated versions can be easily…
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WEP Workshop at KAUST
Last week I had the opportunity of visiting KAUST, and take part to the Winter Enrichment Program, organizing a seminar on Open-Source Software for Computational Engineering with a colleague and friend Matteo Icardi, who was my host at KAUST. It was a wonderful experience, KAUST is an impressive campus, and the students were very interested in how to use free and open-source software to solve complex engineering problems. We talked about the founding principles of free software, and of the differences in comparison to open-source software. Then we had an introduction to engineering tools. A lot of fun! Thank you for the opportunity!
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GeekoCFD 6.1.0 released
I am pleased to announce GeekoCFD 6.1.0, which constitutes a minor release of GeekoCFD 6.1.0 to update OpenFOAM to version 2.3.x (x > 0). Updates from the official openSUSE repository were also included. The new version can be downloaded from SUSE Gallery. Enjoy! 🙂 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.
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GeekoCFD text-mode 6.0.1 released
GeekoCFD text-mode 6.0.1, the text-only version of GeekoCFD, is now available for download from SUSE Gallery. As GeekoCFD 6.0.1, it is based on openSUSE 13.1 – 64 bit, and it brings OpenFOAM 2.2.x, with x > 2. Enjoy 🙂 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.
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GeekoCFD 6.0.1 is now available for download
I am pleased to announce the release of GeekoCFD 6.0.1, based on the new openSUSE 13.1. You can download it directly from the SUSE Gallery page. GeekoCFD 6.0.1 brings the following updates: CFD and C++ development applications OpenFOAM 2.2.x, with x > 2. The repository release of OpenFOAM includes the latest updates and bug fixes made to OpenFOAM by its developers. gmsh 2.8.3, the latest version of the gmsh mesh generation tool. Eclipse Kepler SR1 with CDT Base openSUSE system Linux kernel 3.11. glibc 2.18. gcc 4.8. YaST 3.0, rewritten in Ruby. KDE 4.11. Qt 5.1.1 and 4.8.5. LibreOffice 4.1. Dropped packages Helyx OS: the package has been split into…
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GeekoCFD 5.1.0
I am pleased to announce the release of GeekoCFD 5.1.0 ( http://susestudio.com/a/2qtLK2/geekocfd ) and GeekoCFD text-mode 5.1.0 ( http://susestudio.com/a/2qtLK2/geekocfd-text-mode ). This is a maintenance release which includes all the security updates provided by openSUSE 12.3, and the latest version of OpenFOAM 2.2.x (with x > 1). Enjoy 🙂 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.
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GeekoCFD 5.0.0 and GeekoCFD text mode 5.0.0
GeekoCFD 5.0.0 ( http://susestudio.com/a/2qtLK2/geekocfd ) and GeekoCFD text-mode 5.0.0 ( http://susestudio.com/a/2qtLK2/geekocfd-text-mode ) are now available for download. This major release is based on openSUSE 12.3, with kernel 3.7.10, gcc 4.7.2, KDE 4.10.0, and OpenFOAM 2.2.x. Enjoy 🙂 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.