Install Fluent on Ubuntu 16.04/18.04?

precice / fluent-adapter

preCICE-adapter for the CFD code ANSYS Fluent (currently unmaintained)

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Install Fluent on Ubuntu 16.04/18.04? #3

Closed BenjaminRodenberg closed 4 years ago

BenjaminRodenberg commented 5 years ago

Officially, only the Linux distributions CentOS and Red Hat Linux are supported. However, for development it would be convenient to be able to use Fluent on Ubuntu 16.04/18.04.

In this issue we want to answer the following questions:

[x] Is it possible to install Fluent 19.01 on Ubuntu 16.04?
[x] If yes, how? See https://github.com/precice/fluent-adapter/issues/3#issuecomment-447482170
[x] ~~Is it possible to install Fluent 19.01 on Ubuntu 18.04?~~ no
[x] ~~If yes, how?~~ no
[x] Is it possible to install Fluent 19.02 on Ubuntu 18.04? postponed for now, but should be working due to this post on CFD Online. ANSYS Fluent R3 19.05 works successfully on Ubuntu 18.04

In the end we should verify our installation by running a small test case. For example the lid driven cavity.

lixiaole2017 commented 5 years ago

I've installed fluent18.2.0 in CentOS 7.

IshaanDesai commented 5 years ago

FLUENT on ANSYS 19.1 is successfully installed on Linux Ubuntu 16.04 using the installation guide: https://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ansys/199190-ansys-18-2-ubuntu-16-04-installation-guide.html

Following the same installation guide for Linux Ubuntu 18.04 leads to installation hang at 89 or 90%. Last entry in install.log is:

AWPROOTDIR = /home/ishaan/ansys_inc/v191
Creating ANSYS RSM Cluster Node Service script ...
Created service script: arcnode

jingchangshi commented 5 years ago

FLUENT on ANSYS 19.1 is successfully installed on Linux Ubuntu 16.04 using the installation guide: https://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ansys/199190-ansys-18-2-ubuntu-16-04-installation-guide.html

Following the same installation guide for Linux Ubuntu 18.04 leads to installation hang at 89 or 90%. Last entry in install.log is:
AWPROOTDIR = /home/ishaan/ansys_inc/v191
Creating ANSYS RSM Cluster Node Service script ...
Created service script: arcnode

In fact, this is not critical. You can just ignore it and close the installation GUI. Then kill all ansys related processes. The critical thing should be the ownership of the directory $HOME/.ansys. The installation is by sudo or root while the execution is by a regular user. That is the problem. At least for me, this solution works.

IshaanDesai commented 5 years ago

In fact, this is not critical. You can just ignore it and close the installation GUI. Then kill all ansys related processes. The critical thing should be the ownership of the directory $HOME/.ansys. The installation is by sudo or root while the execution is by a regular user. That is the problem. At least for me, this solution works.

I tried to install it again and just shut down the installation when it hangs by killing all ansys related processes. I install using sudo but always run by the regular way. Neither workbench nor Fluent start for me. Do you do any additional settings before or after the installation ?

jingchangshi commented 5 years ago

I installed it in a fresh Ubuntu 18.04. I've no idea what is happening on your side. I just provide my experiences. Hope it helps you.

IshaanDesai commented 4 years ago

Due to persistent issues with ANSYS working on Ubuntu 16.04 system, FLUENT 2019 R3 was done on CentOS 7 and as it is a supported OS the installation happens seamlessly.

IshaanDesai commented 4 years ago

ANSYS Fluent 2019 R3 v19.5 works on Ubuntu 18.04 system. The installation stalls at ~90% but can be closed directly. ANSYS Workbench and Fluent can be run directly by launching the respective executables. Installation procedure is followed as given on this forum