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GEOS-Chem "Science Codebase" repository. Contains GEOS-Chem science routines, run directory generation scripts, and interface code. This repository is used as a submodule within the GCClassic and GCHP wrappers, as well as in other modeling contexts (external ESMs).
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[QUESTION] INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM FOR LINUX #751

Closed nicodgomez closed 3 years ago

nicodgomez commented 3 years ago

Hello, my question is if the program have been tested under windows subsystem for linux. I am currently running Windows 10 Home Version 20H2, and i pretend to use the program in my investigations. Thancks.

lizziel commented 3 years ago

Hi @nicodgomez, GEOS-Chem is only supported for unix operating systems. We do not support running GEOS-Chem on Windows. If this is not an option for you on your local system then you can also run on Amazon Cloud Services. See the GEOS-Chem Basics wiki page for more information.

yantosca commented 3 years ago

Thanks for writing @nicodgomez. As @lizziel mentioned, we do not support running GEOS-Chem on Windows. As I understand, the Windows Subsystem for Linux is a compatibility layer for Linux applications (even with a version of the Linux kernel). I am not too familiar with this (as I typically use Cygwin for Windows/Linux emulation). I would imagine that you may run into some library compatibility issues as it is very difficult to make native Linux apps run in Windows, even with a Linux emulator like WSL.

I would say, feel free to try using GEOS-Chem on WSL for Linux. But know that the GEOS-Chem Support Team would not be able to assist you in any debugging or support.

Another thing you could try is to dual-boot your system with a Linux distro and then try running GEOS-Chem on that. You will want to make sure that you have sufficient memory and disk space if you are going to be running full-chemistry simulations.... you may find that your PC doesn't have enough memory. If you are running the less-computationally-intensive simulations (Hg, CH4, CO2, etc), then those would have a higher chance of success.

I will close out this issue now.