[Other] installation of OpenFOAM V.5, OpenFOAM+ v1706, and foam-extend 4.0 all together

Ash Kot · January 19, 2018, 13:03

I want to install OpenFOAM V.5 (from CFD direct), OpenFOAM+ v1706 (from ESI), and foam-extend 4.0 (from project foam-extend) all together on Ubuntu.

How should I do that? I know the installation of all three versions, if I'm installing them individual, but what is the procedure if I want to install all three of them on single system, without conflicts with each other?

tomf · January 22, 2018, 05:00

Hi,

You should make aliases to load the particular bashrc file for each version. For example I have this in my ~/.bashrc:

Code:

alias of30x='source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-3.0.x/etc/bashrc'
alias of4x='source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.x/etc/bashrc'
alias of5x='source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-5.x/etc/bashrc'
alias ofplus='source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-plus/etc/bashrc'
alias ofdev='source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev/etc/bashrc'
alias foam32='source ~/foam/foam-extend-3.2/etc/bashrc'
alias foam40='source ~/foam/foam-extend-4.0/etc/bashrc'

which means that when I open a new terminal I have to type the alias corresponding to the version I would like to use. Just make sure you open a new terminal when you want to switch versions.

Regards,
Tom

jiahui_93 · May 31, 2018, 19:03

just to add on, you may also source /etc/bash.bashrc if you dont want to open a new terminal

Hope it helps.

January 19, 2018, 13:03	installation of OpenFOAM V.5, OpenFOAM+ v1706, and foam-extend 4.0 all together	#1
Ash Kot Member Ash Kotwal Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: North Dakota, USA Posts: 92 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 9	I want to install OpenFOAM V.5 (from CFD direct), OpenFOAM+ v1706 (from ESI), and foam-extend 4.0 (from project foam-extend) all together on Ubuntu. How should I do that? I know the installation of all three versions, if I'm installing them individual, but what is the procedure if I want to install all three of them on single system, without conflicts with each other?

January 22, 2018, 05:00		#2
tomf Senior Member Tom Fahner Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Breda, Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 32	Hi, You should make aliases to load the particular bashrc file for each version. For example I have this in my ~/.bashrc: Code: alias of30x='source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-3.0.x/etc/bashrc' alias of4x='source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.x/etc/bashrc' alias of5x='source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-5.x/etc/bashrc' alias ofplus='source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-plus/etc/bashrc' alias ofdev='source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev/etc/bashrc' alias foam32='source ~/foam/foam-extend-3.2/etc/bashrc' alias foam40='source ~/foam/foam-extend-4.0/etc/bashrc' which means that when I open a new terminal I have to type the alias corresponding to the version I would like to use. Just make sure you open a new terminal when you want to switch versions. Regards, Tom

May 31, 2018, 19:03		#3
jiahui_93 Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Malaysia Posts: 58 Rep Power: 8	just to add on, you may also source /etc/bash.bashrc if you dont want to open a new terminal Hope it helps.