[OpenFOAM.com] What is the best Operating System for OpenFOAM-1.7.1

ahmed425 · September 20, 2017, 15:04

Dear Foamers,

I would like to install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 to use a solver that it is not working with new OF versions. I'm using Ubuntu 16.10 and with the some search I found a guide to install OF-1.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.04. I followed it but I couldn't successfully install it.

any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you all

Tobi · September 22, 2017, 09:23

Check out the openfoamwiki page, there you should find the answer. Actually, you can compile the sources in any distribution. You just have to make sure you have all the necessary packages installed. However, I would re-build the solver for OpenFOAM-5.x. Its like going back in time for 6 years.

ahmed425 · October 5, 2017, 13:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobi

Check out the openfoamwiki page, there you should find the answer. Actually, you can compile the sources in any distribution. You just have to make sure you have all the necessary packages installed. However, I would re-build the solver for OpenFOAM-5.x. Its like going back in time for 6 years.

I thought about building the solver in the newest OF version. However, it gives me errors during compilation and I'm not expert in these issues.

This is why I thought the easiest way is to get OF1.7.1

ztdep · October 5, 2017, 22:46

I sucessfuly compiled it in opensuse 43.3 with MPICH

September 20, 2017, 15:04	What is the best Operating System for OpenFOAM-1.7.1	#1
ahmed425 New Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 10	Dear Foamers, I would like to install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 to use a solver that it is not working with new OF versions. I'm using Ubuntu 16.10 and with the some search I found a guide to install OF-1.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.04. I followed it but I couldn't successfully install it. any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you all Last edited by Tobi; September 22, 2017 at 09:23. Reason: Formating

September 22, 2017, 09:23		#2
Tobi Super Moderator Tobias Holzmann Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bad Wörishofen Posts: 2,711 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 52	Check out the openfoamwiki page, there you should find the answer. Actually, you can compile the sources in any distribution. You just have to make sure you have all the necessary packages installed. However, I would re-build the solver for OpenFOAM-5.x. Its like going back in time for 6 years. __________________ Keep foaming, Tobias Holzmann

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ztdep Senior Member p ding Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 427 Rep Power: 19	I sucessfuly compiled it in opensuse 43.3 with MPICH