[OpenFOAM.org] Terminal shows blank screen after adding a line 'source /opt/openfoam11/etc/bashrc'

Jinbong · December 6, 2023, 06:47

Hello,

I am following the instructions posted on openfoam.org
(https://openfoam.org/download/11-ubuntu/)

At the User configuration, I could not go further because adding the following line 'source /opt/openfoam11/etc/bashrc' to the .bashrc file makes my ubuntu terminal blank screen(no prompt appearing)

Return to the original bashrc by removing the line makes the terminal work

What is the problem here?

olesen · December 6, 2023, 10:55

I would guess that you might have somehow created an infinite loop of sourcing itself - but that really is just a guess.

Could also try installing the openfoam-selector (follow some of the instructions: https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop...ompiled/debian)

The openfoam-selector is dead simple, but makes it simpler to switch between different versions.

Jinbong · December 8, 2023, 15:14

Re-install solved the problem. Thank you

December 6, 2023, 06:47	Terminal shows blank screen after adding a line 'source /opt/openfoam11/etc/bashrc'	#1
Jinbong New Member Jinbong Kim Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello, I am following the instructions posted on openfoam.org (https://openfoam.org/download/11-ubuntu/) At the User configuration, I could not go further because adding the following line 'source /opt/openfoam11/etc/bashrc' to the .bashrc file makes my ubuntu terminal blank screen(no prompt appearing) Return to the original bashrc by removing the line makes the terminal work What is the problem here?

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December 6, 2023, 10:55		#2
olesen Senior Member Mark Olesen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: https://olesenm.github.io/ Posts: 1,695 Rep Power: 40	I would guess that you might have somehow created an infinite loop of sourcing itself - but that really is just a guess. Could also try installing the openfoam-selector (follow some of the instructions: https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop...ompiled/debian) The openfoam-selector is dead simple, but makes it simpler to switch between different versions.

December 8, 2023, 15:14		#3
Jinbong New Member Jinbong Kim Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re-install solved the problem. Thank you