[OpenFOAM.com] v1706 ParaFoam failed to start

media · September 13, 2017, 23:04

Hi there

I have just installed OpenFOAM using Docker on Ubuntu. When tried to run paraFoam I got this error:

This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "xcb"
in "".

Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
/opt/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-v1706/bin/paraFoam: line 305: 929 Aborted (core dumped) paraview

Any help or suggestion to resolve this error is highly appreciated.

gdum · October 2, 2017, 17:53

I have the same problem. I hope someone overthere can help us.

dajuno · October 10, 2017, 14:57

Same here. Would be great to get some hints on how to fix this issue!

Thanks

cesaralonzo · October 20, 2017, 10:39

same problem on mac

Lloyd15 · November 10, 2017, 13:25

Same thing happened to me on a macbook. Did anyone find a solution ?

pgh · November 13, 2017, 03:32

Hi

Linux
Please set this environment variable and it will work in Linux platforms

export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/linux64Gcc/qt-5.9.0/plugins

For Mac,
we donot support , paraview/paraFoam in Mac version . Please install native binaries from
paraview.org for your system .

https://www.paraview.org/download/

Regards
Pawan

joshmccraney · June 25, 2018, 11:07

Did anyone get this to work? I followed the link but still have the initial error.

September 13, 2017, 23:04	v1706 ParaFoam failed to start	#1
media New Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi there I have just installed OpenFOAM using Docker on Ubuntu. When tried to run paraFoam I got this error: This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "". Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. /opt/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-v1706/bin/paraFoam: line 305: 929 Aborted (core dumped) paraview Any help or suggestion to resolve this error is highly appreciated. gdum, cesaralonzo, FDsolid and 2 others like this.

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October 2, 2017, 17:53		#2
gdum New Member Guillaume Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 8	I have the same problem. I hope someone overthere can help us.

October 10, 2017, 14:57		#3
dajuno New Member David Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 9	Same here. Would be great to get some hints on how to fix this issue! Thanks

October 20, 2017, 10:39		#4
cesaralonzo New Member luis Reyes Alonzo Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Rouen France Posts: 5 Rep Power: 8	same problem on mac

November 10, 2017, 13:25		#5
Lloyd15 New Member Lloyd Sellier Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Same thing happened to me on a macbook. Did anyone find a solution ?

November 13, 2017, 03:32		#6
pgh Senior Member Pawan Ghildiyal Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 135 Rep Power: 10	Hi Linux Please set this environment variable and it will work in Linux platforms export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/linux64Gcc/qt-5.9.0/plugins For Mac, we donot support , paraview/paraFoam in Mac version . Please install native binaries from paraview.org for your system . https://www.paraview.org/download/ Regards Pawan

June 25, 2018, 11:07		#7
joshmccraney Senior Member Josh McCraney Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 220 Rep Power: 8	Did anyone get this to work? I followed the link but still have the initial error.