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First download SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz from the CAELinux website (it's about 700MB, it takes a while...)
 
First download SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz from the CAELinux website (it's about 700MB, it takes a while...)
  
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== Install ==
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== Get the software ==
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Download it: Find it from the CAELinux web site, or use Google/Yahoo/whatever to find it. If you're reading this page you probably know where to find it...
  
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Then, as a normal user in a terminal (console), unpack the tarball:
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At the time of writing this, the tarball was to be found here:
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[http://www.caelinux.com/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=40 Salome-Meca-2008.1-GPL]
  
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tar -xvvf SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz
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== Install ==
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All of the following commands are typed, i.e., use a terminal.
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sudo mv SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL /opt/
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cd /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/postinstall/
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sudo ./postinstall.py
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The following is probably not crucial:
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sudo chown -R root:root /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1
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Everything should be OK now. If you get the following error:
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"Failed to narrow the root naming context"
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then check your /etc/hosts file. It will look something like this:
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"cd" to the directory where you saved the tarball and unpack it:
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tar -xvvf SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz
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Move it to the /opt directory:
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sudo mv SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL /opt/
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Run the post install script:
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cd /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/postinstall/
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sudo ./postinstall.py
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Change the file/dir ownership (not crucial):
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sudo chown -R root:root /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1
  
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<nowiki>
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== Create symbolic links ==
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# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
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This will enable you to run Salome-Meca from any location.
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# that require network functionality will fail.
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cd /usr/local/bin
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127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost localhost
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sudo ln -s /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/runSalomeMeca runSalomeMeca
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::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
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sudo ln -s /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/killSalome killSalome
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</nowiki>
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cd
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Everything should be OK now.
  
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Where that second localhost should be your hostname for example:
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== Run (launch) Salome-Meca ==
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Still in a terminal, type
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runSalomeMeca
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This will launch Salome-Meca. You can stop/end (kill) the application with
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killSalome
  
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127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost lintop
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== Troubleshooting ==
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Should you get the following error if you try to run Salome-Meca
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"Failed to narrow the root naming context"
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then check your "/etc/hosts" file. It will look something like this:
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# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
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# that require network functionality will fail.
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127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost localhost
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::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
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The second "localhost" should be your "hostname", for example:
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127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost your_host_name
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If you don't know what your hostname is, type:
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hostname
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William Hunter

Revision as of 18:24, 27 October 2008

Get the software

First download SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz from the CAELinux website (it's about 700MB, it takes a while...)

Get the software

Download it: Find it from the CAELinux web site, or use Google/Yahoo/whatever to find it. If you're reading this page you probably know where to find it...

At the time of writing this, the tarball was to be found here: Salome-Meca-2008.1-GPL

Install

All of the following commands are typed, i.e., use a terminal.

"cd" to the directory where you saved the tarball and unpack it: 

tar -xvvf SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL.tgz

Move it to the /opt directory: 

sudo mv SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL /opt/

Run the post install script: 

cd /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/postinstall/
sudo ./postinstall.py

Change the file/dir ownership (not crucial): 

sudo chown -R root:root /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1

Create symbolic links

This will enable you to run Salome-Meca from any location. 

cd /usr/local/bin
sudo ln -s /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/runSalomeMeca runSalomeMeca
sudo ln -s /opt/SALOME-MECA-2008.1-GPL/killSalome killSalome
cd

Everything should be OK now.

Run (launch) Salome-Meca

Still in a terminal, type 

runSalomeMeca

This will launch Salome-Meca. You can stop/end (kill) the application with 

killSalome

Troubleshooting

Should you get the following error if you try to run Salome-Meca 

"Failed to narrow the root naming context"

then check your "/etc/hosts" file. It will look something like this: 

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

The second "localhost" should be your "hostname", for example: 

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost your_host_name

If you don't know what your hostname is, type: 

hostname

William Hunter

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