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openfoam installed but refuse to start.

Hello..
i am a user of openfoam for quite some time.
recently due to my PC crashed i had to install openfoam again.

i install it correctly using this:
http://www.openfoam.org/download/ubuntu.php

but when i add the

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At the bottom of that file, add the following line (see Note 1) and save the file source /opt/openfoam220/etc/bashrc

i get the following errors:

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bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamEtcFile: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamCleanPath: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamCleanPath: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamCleanPath: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/etc/config/settings.sh: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/etc/config/aliases.sh: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamEtcFile: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamEtcFile: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamEtcFile: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamCleanPath: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamCleanPath: No such file or directory
bash: /home/user/OpenFOAM/openfoam220/bin/foamCleanPath: No such file or directory

then when i run icoFoam i get the error

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user@user-MS-7592:~$ icoFoam -help
icoFoam: command not found
user@user-MS-7592:~$

can anyone guide me please

Quick answer - Please check if the following thread: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...ses-start.html

hello
My problem is strange one
i have installed successfully openfoam//

but when i do icoFoam -help
i get the following error..

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icoFoam: command not found

when i check in Opt i see my openfoam and all folders etc..

so why the command is not seen?

my mistake was in adding the line to the bash file..

after successfully adding this line it all turns out fine..

Thanks

Greetings to all!

@zaynah04:

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Originally Posted by zaynah04 (Post 437734)

when i check in Opt i see my openfoam and all folders etc..

so why the command is not seen?

Please read the following blog post: Advanced tips for working with the OpenFOAM shell environment

Best regards,
Bruno