GeekoCFD 2.1 is now available in SUSE Gallery. This is a minor release, which provides the new version of Eclipse Indigo with CDT, instead of Eclipse Helios with CDT.Users who downloaded version 2.0.3 and are not interested in the latest version of Eclipse, can ignore this release, or, if they installed their system, can simply upgrade Eclipse as follows: Acquire administrative rights with: su Execute in sequence: Remove the existing Eclipse cd /opt rm -r eclipse Download Eclipse Indigo with CDT wget -c http://mirror.cs.rit.edu/mirrors/eclipse/technology/epp/downloads/release/indigo/R/eclipse-cpp-indigo-incubation-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz Make sure the file is in your /opt directory and execute tar xzf eclipse-cpp-indigo-incubation-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz Drop your administrative rights by typing exit Enjoy 🙂
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GeekoCFD 2 has been released
I am pleased to announce the release of GeekoCFD 2, the live distribution based on openSUSE 11.4, created for CFD applications. The new live image can be downloaded, as usual, from SUSE Gallery. The new release brings: an updated system to openSUSE 11.4 – 64 bit kernel 2.6.37 gvv 4.5.1 kde 4.6.0 updated scientific software, including: cantor gmsh 2.5.0 grace wxMaxima and Maxima Octave with an almost complete selection of octave-forge packages OpenFOAM® 2.0.x Paraview 3.10.1 pyFoam R development tools DDD Eclipse Helios with CDT Emacs git kate kompare vim with gitdiff other software Blender Firefox 4.0.1 Gimp ImageMagick LibreOffice 3.3.1 Dropped packages The following packages were dropped from GeekoCFD…
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OpenFOAM 2.0.x and openSUSE 11.4
OpenCFD® released OpenFOAM® 2.0.0, which brings many developments and improvements. In parallel to the release of OpenFOAM 2.0.0, the git repository was updated to 2.0.x. Usually I write a detailed procedure to explain the installation of OpenFOAM on openSUSE, however with OpenFOAM 2.0.0 this is not necessary anymore. Only a few minor operations have to be made to be able to use gcc 4.5 and the version of openMPI provided by openSUSE 11.4 (openmpi-1.2.8). Assuming that OpenFOAM will be installed in the user’s home directory, the procedure to install OpenFOAM 2.0.x (git version) on openSUSE 11.4 is then as follows: Install the C/C++ development pattern: zypper install -t pattern devel_C_C++ Install other dependencies: zypper install cmake libqt4-devel gnuplot…
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Cybook Orizon…impressive!
After a long search, I have finally bought an e-book reader, a Bookeen® Cybook® Orizon®. I have read a lot of positive comments about Bookeen e-readers, about the quality of their e-ink screens and of the ease of use of their e-book readers. Why a Cybook? There are many reasons: it does not tie me to a vendor when I have to buy books, and it is mostly based on open-source software (the operating system is a version of Linux for embedded systems), with the exception of the Adobe stack for DRM publications. Additionally, Bookeen has a strong reputation when it comes to e-ink screen quality. So, let’s take a…