src/OpenFOAM logo
The Open Source CFD Toolbox
  Search
  
  Back to OpenFOAM Home
 
  DOWNLOAD OpenFOAM
  - Linux 32bit
  - Linux 64bit
  - Other platforms
 
 
 
  © 2004-2008 OpenCFD Ltd
SourceForge.net Logo
OpenCFD Solutions Contact OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM-1.4.1 download

PLATFORM
SourceForge.net Logo
Download files
We strongly recommend that OpenFOAM is installed in a user account to make administration easier. The standard installation directory is the $HOME/OpenFOAM directory of that user account. Create this directory if necessary. The files should be downloaded and located as in $HOME/OpenFOAM as follows:
[Picture] $HOME/OpenFOAM
[Picture]Source pack (essential to all platforms)
OpenFOAM-1.4.1.General.gtgz 
[Picture]Binary pack, double precision (required for Linux 64bit)
OpenFOAM-1.4.1.linux64GccDPOpt.gtgz 
[Picture]Binary pack, single precision (optional for Linux 64bit)
OpenFOAM-1.4.1.linux64GccSPOpt.gtgz 
[Picture]linux64 - subdirectory of third-party binary packs
[Picture]gcc gcc-4.2.1.linux64.tgz 
[Picture]ParaView paraview-2.4.4.linux64.tgz 
[Picture]JAVA j2sdk1.4.2_05.linuxAMD64.tgz  (optional, see instructions below)

Unpack files
Decompress each file, including those in a <platform> subdirectory (if one exists), with GNU gtar and gzip using the command ”tar xzf <filename>”, beginning with the OpenFOAM-1.4.1.General.gtgz source file. This source file must be present for OpenFOAM to be operational. The OpenFOAM source and (any) binary files unpack into a $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.4.1 directory. Any binary files for third-party products should be unpacked within a <platform> subdirectory.

Installation
After unpacking, the user should consult the $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.4.1/README file for installation instructions.

gcc installation
OpenFOAM should work with most recent system distributions of the gcc compiler so installation of a binary pack is optional. The binary pack was compiled using SuSE Linux version 10.1+ and is known to be incompatible with system utilities for earlier versions of SuSE Linux.

JAVA installation
JAVA is required to run the FoamX case manager only; if you don’t use FoamX, you don’t need JAVA. Recent releases of the Linux operating system should contain a version of JAVA that is compatible with FoamX. To use the JAVA supplied with the system, you need to set the $JAVA_HOME environment variable to the path of the installation, e.g. ‘/usr’. This is set in the $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.4.1/.bashrc (or .cshrc) file.