[OpenFOAM.com] Command 'blockMesh' not found but openFoam and paraview are installed

Lucas95 · January 7, 2021, 10:48

Hello,

I'm new to openFoam and when I tried to do the first tutorial ( Driven Cavity Flow) I got this message in the terminal:

Command 'blockMesh' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install openfoam

Befor that failure I used the following code in the shown order:

command:

sudo apt install paraview

answer:
Media change: please insert the disc labeled
'Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS _Focal Fossa_ - Release amd64 (20200731)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press [Enter]

command:

sudo sed -i '/cdrom/d' /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt install paraview

wget -q -O - https://dl.openfoam.com/add-debian-repo.sh | sudo bash

sudo apt-get install openfoam2012-default

lucas@Lucas:~/openFoam/Tutorial/Lid_DrivenCavityFlow$ blockMesh

Command 'blockMesh' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install openfoam

I cannot explain why I doesn't work and I reinstalled ubuntu 2 times. I hope you guys can help me getting out of this mess.

Many thanks in advance

adhiraj · January 8, 2021, 11:37

Perhaps you forgot to source the bashrc file?

You need to source that file when you want to run OpenFOAM.

olesen · January 8, 2021, 14:10

Many different ways - take a look here https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop.../wikis/running

Lucas95 · February 2, 2021, 06:45

Thank you. Now it runs

January 7, 2021, 10:48	Command 'blockMesh' not found but openFoam and paraview are installed	#1
Lucas95 New Member Lucas Pelchen Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 5	Hello, I'm new to openFoam and when I tried to do the first tutorial ( Driven Cavity Flow) I got this message in the terminal: Command 'blockMesh' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install openfoam Befor that failure I used the following code in the shown order: command: sudo apt install paraview answer: Media change: please insert the disc labeled 'Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS _Focal Fossa_ - Release amd64 (20200731)' in the drive '/cdrom/' and press [Enter] command: sudo sed -i '/cdrom/d' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt install paraview wget -q -O - https://dl.openfoam.com/add-debian-repo.sh \| sudo bash sudo apt-get install openfoam2012-default lucas@Lucas:~/openFoam/Tutorial/Lid_DrivenCavityFlow$ blockMesh Command 'blockMesh' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install openfoam I cannot explain why I doesn't work and I reinstalled ubuntu 2 times. I hope you guys can help me getting out of this mess. Many thanks in advance

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January 8, 2021, 11:37		#2
adhiraj Senior Member Adhiraj Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Karnataka, India Posts: 187 Rep Power: 15	Perhaps you forgot to source the bashrc file? You need to source that file when you want to run OpenFOAM.

January 8, 2021, 14:10		#3
olesen Senior Member Mark Olesen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: https://olesenm.github.io/ Posts: 1,689 Rep Power: 40	Many different ways - take a look here https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop.../wikis/running

February 2, 2021, 06:45		#4
Lucas95 New Member Lucas Pelchen Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 5	Thank you. Now it runs