Download v2.1.0 | Ubuntu
Note: the version of Ubuntu, relating to this OpenFOAM installation package, is beyond its end of life — see Ubuntu Releases for details. Packages cannot be installed using the instructions below, which are for archive purposes only.
Ubuntu Versions
OpenFOAM and Paraview are currently available for the following versions of Ubuntu:
- 10.04 LTS, codename
lucid
- 11.04, codename
natty
- 11.10, codename
oneiric
Installation
OpenFOAM and Paraview can be simply installed using the apt
package management tool. The user will need to provide superuser password authentication when executing the following commands with sudo
- In a terminal window, add OpenFOAM to the list of repository locations for
apt
to search, by copying and pasting the following in a terminal prompt (Applications → Accessories → Terminal).VERS=$(lsb_release -cs) sudo sh -c "echo deb http://dl.openfoam.org/ubuntu $VERS main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openfoam.list"
Note 1: Line 1 stores the version name of your Ubuntu distribution (e.g.
lucid
) under$VERS
, which is used in line 2
Note 2: This only needs to be done once for a given system - Update the
apt
package list to account for the new download repository locationsudo apt-get update
- Install OpenFOAM (
210
in the name refers to version2.1.0
)sudo apt-get install openfoam210
- Install Paraview (
3120
in the name refers to version3.12.0
)sudo apt-get install paraviewopenfoam3120
OpenFOAM-2.1.0 is now installed in the /opt directory (along with and Paraview-3.12.0)
User Configuration
In order to use the installed OpenFOAM package, complete the following
- Open the
.bashrc
file in the user’s home directory in an editor, e.g. by typing in a terminal window (note the dot)gedit ~/.bashrc
- At the bottom of that file, add the following line (see Note 1) and save the file
source /opt/openfoam210/etc/bashrc
- Open a new terminal window (see Note 2) and test that the
simpleFoam
application, from the OpenFOAM package, is working by typingsimpleFoam -help
- A “Usage” message should appear. Your installation and user configuration is complete.
Note 1: If a similar line has already been added to the user’s .bashrc
file, e.g. for a previous version of OpenFOAM, then the line should be deleted or, alternatively, commented out by inserting a #
at the beginning of the line.
Note 2: If a user wishes to execute simpleFoam
in the same terminal window, they must first register the change to the .bashrc
file by typing at the terminal prompt (note the dots): source $HOME/.bashrc
Getting Started
Create a project directory within the $HOME/OpenFOAM
directory named <USER>-2.1.0
(e.g. chris-2.1.0
for user chris
and OpenFOAM version 2.1.0) and create a directory named run
within it, e.g. by typing:
mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN
Copy across the backward facing step example, generate the mesh with blockMesh and run the steady flow, incompressible solver simpleFoam
cd $FOAM_RUN cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily . cd pitzDaily blockMesh simpleFoam paraFoam
Refer to the OpenFOAM User Guide to get started.
Reporting Bugs in OpenFOAM
We appreciate that bugs in OpenFOAM are reported so we can fix them. Please refer to the OpenFOAM bugs pages to report bugs.