[Maxwell87]

hello guys i have some problems with open foam
i have followed the installation page here
https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...nary-linux.php
"docker, installing docker and Installing and running OpenFOAM"

how can i start using openFoam now? i cannot see any openFoam folder with tutorials and all, as the old openFoam versions

any advices about?

[time-]

Hi Giuseppe,
if you strictly followed instructions you should now have a startOpenFOAM script somewhere in your home folder (or wherever you downloaded it).

just make it executable and run it:

chmod +x ./startOpenFOAM
./startOpenFOAM

a bash shell will pop with the specific env sourced.
This is your fully working OF environment.

Alias work the same, just call "foam" or "run" to jump to the correct folders.
paraFOAM won't work. Just install paraview's binaries and use it outside container's shell.

Keep in mind that only $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR is mapped to your local filesystem. All OF related directories are stored in the container filesystem.

I personally don't like docker and I always compile from source. If you have enough time or power, just build from source

Bye

[Maxwell87]

Originally Posted by time-

Hi Giuseppe,
if you strictly followed instructions you should now have a startOpenFOAM script somewhere in your home folder (or wherever you downloaded it).

just make it executable and run it:

chmod +x ./startOpenFOAM
./startOpenFOAM

a bash shell will pop with the specific env sourced.
This is your fully working OF environment.

Alias work the same, just call "foam" or "run" to jump to the correct folders.
paraFOAM won't work. Just install paraview's binaries and use it outside container's shell.

Keep in mind that only $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR is mapped to your local filesystem. All OF related directories are stored in the container filesystem.

I personally don't like docker and I always compile from source. If you have enough time or power, just build from source

Bye

that's first time i use docker and i don't like at all! everytime i wanna use it, i have to create a folder to make codec run, it's terrible! i think i will try to compile it by source as before. i can't even find OpenFOAM folder with tutorial and all the evnviroment
i will try and i will make you know, my frriend
Ps; paraview is installed and it works
bye

[Maxwell87]

Originally Posted by time-

Hi Giuseppe,
if you strictly followed instructions you should now have a startOpenFOAM script somewhere in your home folder (or wherever you downloaded it).

just make it executable and run it:

chmod +x ./startOpenFOAM
./startOpenFOAM

a bash shell will pop with the specific env sourced.
This is your fully working OF environment.

Alias work the same, just call "foam" or "run" to jump to the correct folders.
paraFOAM won't work. Just install paraview's binaries and use it outside container's shell.

Keep in mind that only $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR is mapped to your local filesystem. All OF related directories are stored in the container filesystem.

I personally don't like docker and I always compile from source. If you have enough time or power, just build from source

Bye

i am compiling, all is going great. can i ask you something? i have already installed Paraview, so can i skip this process i have read on the site?

cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
./makeParaView

or should i compile it again? let me know...

[time-]

If you installed paraview from your distribution binaries you don't need to compile. I don't remember if you need to export its path to make parafoam work as I don't use distro binaries nor parafoam script, just check it out.

[Maxwell87]

Originally Posted by time-

If you installed paraview from your distribution binaries you don't need to compile. I don't remember if you need to export its path to make parafoam work as I don't use distro binaries nor parafoam script, just check it out.

thanks
it seems to work so good
i will check with another simulation next days

[Maxwell87]

hi guys, i understood what to do, the only problem was that on Xubuntu
my system .bashrc file was totally empty
anyway, i pasted the line source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-v1812/etc/bashrc
and all works great now
i can avoid to source the enviroment everytime finally