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Installation on Linux

Using the Package Manager

Binary installation packages are provided for Ubuntu-based Linux distributions. The latest Ubuntu LTS release is specifically supported.

The packages are held in the silentdynamics apt repository. Add it and install InsightCAE:

sudo apt-key adv --fetch-keys http://downloads.silentdynamics.de/SD_REPOSITORIES_PUBLIC_KEY.gpg
sudo add-apt-repository http://downloads.silentdynamics.de/ubuntu
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install insightcae

After installation, continue with Setting up the Environment.

Customer Packages

Customers who receive supported, tailored simulation apps from silentdynamics receive a dedicated repository URL. The packages are named insightcae-<customername>:

sudo apt-get install insightcae-<customername>

Setting up the Environment

To set up the environment variables and search paths required by InsightCAE, a script must be sourced. Add the following line to the beginning of your ~/.bashrc file:

source /opt/insightcae/bin/insight_setenv.sh

Note that the default contents of ~/.bashrc differ between Linux distributions. Some distributions contain statements that prematurely end its evaluation for non-interactive shells. The source line must be placed before any such early-exit statement.