[OpenFOAM.com] Error installing with Docker on Linux

rmc · May 6, 2020, 13:22

I'm trying to install OpenFOAM on my Raspberry Pi 4 (yes I know...) and I've gone for the Docker method for Linux, here: https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...nary-linux.php

the Docker image downloads fine and running ./installOpenFOAM for the first time downloads everything correct. When I run it again, it creates the container wihtout error.

However, when I run ./startOpenFOAM, I get the following error:

Error response from daemon: Container <long_container_id> is not running

This happens both when I'm ssh'd into my Pi, and when I'm directly on the Pi.

I understand a Pi isn't the best for CFD but as it runs Linux, I don't see why it wouldn't work?

Thanks for the help.

HPE · May 6, 2020, 17:33

which OS does it use? rasperry pi isn't just the hardware name (sorry for my ignorance)?

rmc · May 6, 2020, 17:43

It's using Raspian which is an OS based on Debian.

HPE · May 6, 2020, 17:52

I have never used Docker, so be cautious please.

I found this: "When the application terminates, so does the container."

"By default, docker container will exit immediately if you do not have any task running on the container."

Do you know what `./startOpenFOAM` script actually does? Does it open something specific, or perform some tutorial?

EDIT: Isn't it possible to compile OpenFOAM directly in Debian instead of using Docker which is only for Windows I suppose?

rmc · May 6, 2020, 19:16

Docker is hugely popular on both Linux and Mac OS, not just Windows.

The official OpenFOAM website even suggests it be installed this way on a Linux OS:
https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...nary-linux.php

I suspect my issue is to do with X11 or some sort of display issue and how it works with Docker but I'm out my depth.

May 6, 2020, 13:22	Error installing with Docker on Linux	#1
rmc New Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	I'm trying to install OpenFOAM on my Raspberry Pi 4 (yes I know...) and I've gone for the Docker method for Linux, here: https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...nary-linux.php the Docker image downloads fine and running ./installOpenFOAM for the first time downloads everything correct. When I run it again, it creates the container wihtout error. However, when I run ./startOpenFOAM, I get the following error: Error response from daemon: Container <long_container_id> is not running This happens both when I'm ssh'd into my Pi, and when I'm directly on the Pi. I understand a Pi isn't the best for CFD but as it runs Linux, I don't see why it wouldn't work? Thanks for the help.

May 6, 2020, 17:33		#2
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 931 Rep Power: 13	which OS does it use? rasperry pi isn't just the hardware name (sorry for my ignorance)? __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

May 6, 2020, 17:52		#4
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 931 Rep Power: 13	I have never used Docker, so be cautious please. I found this: "When the application terminates, so does the container." "By default, docker container will exit immediately if you do not have any task running on the container." Do you know what `./startOpenFOAM` script actually does? Does it open something specific, or perform some tutorial? EDIT: Isn't it possible to compile OpenFOAM directly in Debian instead of using Docker which is only for Windows I suppose? __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

May 6, 2020, 19:16		#5
rmc New Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	Docker is hugely popular on both Linux and Mac OS, not just Windows. The official OpenFOAM website even suggests it be installed this way on a Linux OS: https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...nary-linux.php I suspect my issue is to do with X11 or some sort of display issue and how it works with Docker but I'm out my depth. HPE likes this.

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May 6, 2020, 17:43		#3
rmc New Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	It's using Raspian which is an OS based on Debian.