Installing OpenFOAM-2.1.x on SuSE Linux 10.1 cluster

ebah6 · May 10, 2012, 18:12

Hello everybody,

Has anyone out there tried to install OF-2.1.x on a SuSE linux 10.1 machine.
I can see that the system requirements say OpenSuSe 11.3 and 11.4.
But there is a work around, it would be great for the only cluster at my disposal is this one.
Thank you for your help and best regards.

wyldckat · May 11, 2012, 06:17

Greetings ebah6,

I haven't tested in openSUSE 10.1, but here is an old blog post of mine that explains how one can install a recent OpenFOAM on an old Linux:
Building OpenFOAM 2.0.1 on old Linux OSes - test case Ubuntu 8.04

Best regards,
Bruno

ebah6 · May 11, 2012, 10:46

Thank you Bruno,

I am trying the installation but couldn't find the binutils for OF2.1.x.
For example,
wget "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/makeBinutils" is available but not for ../ThirdParty-2.1.x/..
I wonder whether there is an alternative.
For now I am going ahead and use the 2.0.1 files to see whether they work.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thank you.

wyldckat · May 11, 2012, 11:55

Hi ebah6,

Use the ones already listed at

Quote:

Now let us go to the ThirdParty folder and get a couple of important scripts:

that they should work for 2.1.x as well.

Best regards,
Bruno

ebah6 · May 18, 2012, 12:09

Hello Bruno and everybody else,

I think my SuSE version is too old (version 10.1) to support OpenFOAM-2.1.0/x
So I tried to install the missing libraries that are required by OF but it led me to infinite chain library dependencies ( i.e., any library that I want to install need another library that doesn't exist and so on ...)

My current problem is as follows, I need to use a SuSE-10.1 cluster but couldn't install OF on it due to what I mentioned above.
So would it some how possible to generate kind of executables from my desktop machine and run them in the cluster without installing OF on it?
I know this may sound stupid but what stupid is when we are 'desperate'?

I hope that someone can help with this issue or with a work around.

Best regards all.

wyldckat · May 18, 2012, 13:12

Hi ebah6,

Well, you can start reading here: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post324236 post #3
There you'll find two possibilities:

static building;
or manual/selective packaging.

Best regards,
Bruno

ebah6 · May 18, 2012, 15:28

Thank you Bruno, I appreciate.

May 10, 2012, 18:12	Installing OpenFOAM-2.1.x on SuSE Linux 10.1 cluster	#1
ebah6 Member Elh. A2. BAH Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 64 Rep Power: 14	Hello everybody, Has anyone out there tried to install OF-2.1.x on a SuSE linux 10.1 machine. I can see that the system requirements say OpenSuSe 11.3 and 11.4. But there is a work around, it would be great for the only cluster at my disposal is this one. Thank you for your help and best regards.

May 11, 2012, 06:17		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings ebah6, I haven't tested in openSUSE 10.1, but here is an old blog post of mine that explains how one can install a recent OpenFOAM on an old Linux: Building OpenFOAM 2.0.1 on old Linux OSes - test case Ubuntu 8.04 Best regards, Bruno __________________ 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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wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi ebah6, Well, you can start reading here: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post324236 post #3 There you'll find two possibilities: static building; or manual/selective packaging. Best regards, Bruno __________________ 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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May 11, 2012, 10:46		#3
ebah6 Member Elh. A2. BAH Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 64 Rep Power: 14	Thank you Bruno, I am trying the installation but couldn't find the binutils for OF2.1.x. For example, wget "https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/ThirdParty-2.0.x/binutils/makeBinutils" is available but not for ../ThirdParty-2.1.x/.. I wonder whether there is an alternative. For now I am going ahead and use the 2.0.1 files to see whether they work. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you.

May 18, 2012, 12:09		#5
ebah6 Member Elh. A2. BAH Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 64 Rep Power: 14	Hello Bruno and everybody else, I think my SuSE version is too old (version 10.1) to support OpenFOAM-2.1.0/x So I tried to install the missing libraries that are required by OF but it led me to infinite chain library dependencies ( i.e., any library that I want to install need another library that doesn't exist and so on ...) My current problem is as follows, I need to use a SuSE-10.1 cluster but couldn't install OF on it due to what I mentioned above. So would it some how possible to generate kind of executables from my desktop machine and run them in the cluster without installing OF on it? I know this may sound stupid but what stupid is when we are 'desperate'? I hope that someone can help with this issue or with a work around. Best regards all.

May 18, 2012, 15:28		#7
ebah6 Member Elh. A2. BAH Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 64 Rep Power: 14	Thank you Bruno, I appreciate.