Steps:

1.

Go to http://www.openfoam.org/download/source.php and download the source code OpenFOAM-2.3.0.tgz and ThirdParty-2.3.0.tgz.

2.

Install the necessary repository, open a terminal (ctrl+alt +t) and write:

sudo -s
User password
apt-get install build-essential flex bison cmake zlib1g-dev qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev gnuplot libreadline-dev libncurses-dev libxt-dev
exit

3.

Create a New Folder called OpenFoam in your Home directory; then save the OpenFOAM-2.3.0.tgz and ThirdParty-2.3.0.tgz there.

4.

Extract the information.

5.

Write on the terminal cd to return to Home directory, then write gedit .bashrc. It will show you a file that you have to edit. At the end of the text, copy the next line:

source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.3.0/etc/bashrc.

6.

Write on the Terminal:

. .bashrc (this command terminates the edition of bashrc file)
echo $FOAM_INST_DIR (this command takes you to OpenFoam directory)

7.

Then write on the Terminal:

export FOAM_INST DIR=$HOME/OpenFoam
. /home/(your pc’s name)/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.3.0/etc/bashrc
cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
./Allwmake (this will take 30 minutes or more)

8.

ParaView installation:

cmake –version (this command shows you the current version)
./makeParaView4 (this will take some time )

9.

Write on the terminal:

cd $WM_PROJECT_DIR
./Allwmake (this will take 3 hours or more)

10.

Before checking the installation, create a directory with the next command:

mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN
cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS $FOAM_RUN

11.

Testing the installation:

foamInstallationTest >log.foamInstallationTest
cat log.foamInstallationTest

12.

To fix paraView’s bug:

cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
sed -i -e ’s=CUDA_FOUND=OFF=g’ ParaView-4.1.0/Plugins/SciberQuestToolKit/SciberQuest/CMakeLists.txt
./makeParaView4 -qmake $(which qmake-qt4) > log.makePV 2>&1