Install OpenFOAM on CentOS 7

# install wget to download packages yum search wget yum list wget yum info wget sudo yum -y install wget # vim useful to look at log files in case something goes wrong sudo yum -y install vim # work in a project folder mkdir projects cd projects # download OpenFOAM source code and third party libraries wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam/files/v2212/OpenFOAM-v2212.tgz tar zxvf OpenFOAM-v2212.tgz rm -f OpenFOAM-v2212.tgz wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam/files/v2212/ThirdParty-v2212.tgz tar zxvf ThirdParty-v2212.tgz rm -f ThirdParty-v2212.tgz # install a basic gcc compiler sudo yum -y install gcc gcc --version # gcc 5.4 or higher is required for OpenFOAM, therefore install gcc 7 sudo yum install -y centos-release-scl sudo yum install -y devtoolset-7 scl enable devtoolset-7 bash # scl enable command must be executed # every time you want to compile code # install flex sudo yum makecache sudo yum -y install flex # install cmake sudo yum install cmake # install QT sudo yum install mesa-libGL-devel mesa-libGLU-devel sudo yum install qt sudo yum install qt-creator # install git sudo yum install git # install OpenMPI sudo yum install openmpi-devel module load mpi # module load mpi # every time you want to compile and # every time you want to run parallel simulations # install zlib sudo yum -y install zlib-devel # compile third party software and openfoam source ~/projects/OpenFOAM-v2212/etc/bashrc # source ~/projects/OpenFOAM-v2212/etc/bashrc # every time you want to run a simulation # or compile code cd projects/ThirdParty-v2212/ ./Allwmake -j 8 ./makeParaView wmRefresh cd ~/projects/OpenFOAM-v2212 ./Allwmake -j 8 # run tutorial mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN cd $FOAM_RUN cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily . cd pitzDaily blockMesh simpleFoam # run tutorial # useful links: # https://openfoam.org/download/10-source/ # https://openfoam.org/download/source/software-for-compilation/ # https://openfoam.org/download/source/third-party-software/ # https://www.openfoam.com/download/release-history