[OpenFOAM.org] OpenFOAM 7 installation on ubuntu 16.04 LTS

kerim · October 8, 2019, 12:21

Dear All,

I followed all steps of openFOAM installation instruction: https://openfoam.org/download/7-ubuntu/. The site states that OpenFOAM 7 and ParaView 5.6.0 will be installed in the /opt directory. But after complete installation in that folder I have OpenFOAM 7 and ParaView 5.4 installed instead of Paraview 5.6.0. Could someone enplane this issue to me?

Kerim

wyldckat · October 9, 2019, 19:23

Quick answer: ParaView 5.6.0 is not supported on Ubuntu 16.04, due to being available a recent enough Qt 5 version provided by Ubuntu, therefore ParaView 5.4.0 is provided as a good alternative.

If you want ParaView 5.6.0, you will have to upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04.

kerim · October 10, 2019, 01:04

Dear wyldckat

Many thanks for your reply. I am confused by the fact that this site claims that both packages (openfoam 7 and paraview 5.6.0) are available for the different versions of ubuntu package including 16.04 LTS 64 bit. That is why I used ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Now I will upgrade ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Kerim

October 8, 2019, 12:21	OpenFOAM 7 installation on ubuntu 16.04 LTS	#1
kerim Senior Member abdikerim kurbanaliev Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kyrgyzstan, Osh Posts: 121 Rep Power: 16	Dear All, I followed all steps of openFOAM installation instruction: https://openfoam.org/download/7-ubuntu/. The site states that OpenFOAM 7 and ParaView 5.6.0 will be installed in the /opt directory. But after complete installation in that folder I have OpenFOAM 7 and ParaView 5.4 installed instead of Paraview 5.6.0. Could someone enplane this issue to me? Kerim

October 9, 2019, 19:23		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Quick answer: ParaView 5.6.0 is not supported on Ubuntu 16.04, due to being available a recent enough Qt 5 version provided by Ubuntu, therefore ParaView 5.4.0 is provided as a good alternative. If you want ParaView 5.6.0, you will have to upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04. __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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October 10, 2019, 01:04		#3
kerim Senior Member abdikerim kurbanaliev Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kyrgyzstan, Osh Posts: 121 Rep Power: 16	Dear wyldckat Many thanks for your reply. I am confused by the fact that this site claims that both packages (openfoam 7 and paraview 5.6.0) are available for the different versions of ubuntu package including 16.04 LTS 64 bit. That is why I used ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Now I will upgrade ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Kerim