Openfoam 5.x on Ubuntu 20

anjul · January 23, 2021, 04:29

Hello everyone,
I am currently using OpenFOAM 5.x on Ubuntu 18.04. I have an upgrade option that will upgrade my system to Ubuntu 20.04. I want to upgrade but I am not sure whether my OpenFOAM will work fine or cause an error if I upgrade.
PS: I had no idea where to post a question like this so I posted it here. Apologies if it off topic.

Tobi · February 1, 2021, 07:47

Dear Anjul,

you can use Ubuntu 20 and OpenFOAM-5. However, depending on how you managed to run FOAM on you system, it might be broken. E.g., if you installed it using *.deb files. If you compiled the solvers yourself, there is no problem.

However, keep in mind that OpenFOAM 5 is almost 3 versions behind the official release and a newer version includes bug-fixes and extensions.

January 23, 2021, 04:29	Openfoam 5.x on Ubuntu 20	#1
anjul New Member Anjul Pandey Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 5	Hello everyone, I am currently using OpenFOAM 5.x on Ubuntu 18.04. I have an upgrade option that will upgrade my system to Ubuntu 20.04. I want to upgrade but I am not sure whether my OpenFOAM will work fine or cause an error if I upgrade. PS: I had no idea where to post a question like this so I posted it here. Apologies if it off topic.

February 1, 2021, 07:47		#2
Tobi Super Moderator Tobias Holzmann Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Tussenhausen Posts: 2,708 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 51	Dear Anjul, you can use Ubuntu 20 and OpenFOAM-5. However, depending on how you managed to run FOAM on you system, it might be broken. E.g., if you installed it using *.deb files. If you compiled the solvers yourself, there is no problem. However, keep in mind that OpenFOAM 5 is almost 3 versions behind the official release and a newer version includes bug-fixes and extensions. __________________ Keep foaming, Tobias Holzmann

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