Installation steps of Abaqus 2018 on Ubuntu 18.04LTS
In this guide, I will explain you from scratch, the steps which are required in order to install Abaqus 2018 on a recently installed Ubuntu 18.04LTS on Windows 10 OS.
1. Install prerequisites (a) First you have to update all the packages and libraries of Ubuntu 18.04LTS:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
(b) Then you should install some basic packages and libraries in order to successfully install Abaqus and to edit some files afterwards:
(c) Finally, you should install Xming (or equivalent):
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
2. Edit all Linux.sh files
Apart from Ubuntu, you should edit some installation files as well. Go to the downloaded folders of Abaqus 2018 and search for all Linux.sh files. Open them with an editor and edit them as it follows:
So, the Linux.sh files should look like the one below:
3. Run installation of Abaqus 2018
After all these steps, it is time to run the installation of Abaqus:
export DISPLAY=:0
cd /directory_of_downloaded_folders_Abaqus18/AM_SIM_Abaqus_Extend.AllOS/1/
sudo ./StartGUI.sh
Follow the instructions (use the default options) and install the parts that you are interested in. If you face problems with FLEXNET License, just continue the installation without activation and you will fix this problem later (see: step 5). 4. Make Abaqus available from any directory After you have finished with the installation of Abaqus 2018, it is wise to make Abaqus available from any directory:
2 Therefore, in order to run Abaqus CAE, just enter the following command wherever you are:
sudo abaqus cae
If you see a warning in the cmd says that ”Your system needs to be reconfigured to allow OpenGL rendering to a pixmap or Pbuffer;...”, then you should use the following command in order not to face any transparency problems during the execution of the GUI:
sudo abaqus cae -mesa
5. FLEXNET License issues
If you have faced any problems during the installation with the FLEXNET License or when you run the previous command, then follow these instructions. When you run the previous command an error occurred regarding to two files:
where "your_license" is your license in the form: "27000@maroon.abaqus.com".
When you are ready, save the file and close the window. Then run again Abaqus CAE. Probably, you will not face any problem with the installation and licensing again.
Compiling and Linking steps of GFortran with Abaqus 2018
As you may have noticed, in the first step you installed gfortran in Ubuntu 18.04LTS. So, now, I will give you the instructions in order to compile and link User Subroutines written in Fortran with Abaqus 2018.
1. You need to open and edit the lnx86_64.env file because the default Fortran compiler in Abaqus 2018 is ifort and not gfortran:
5. Your lnx86_64.env file should look like this, now:
4 6. Now save the file and close the gedit window. Then, go to the folder where your Fortran Subroutine (.f file) is saved and enter the command:
sudo abaqus make library=name_of_fortran_file.f
7. In order to use the shared object (.so file) that you created open the lnx86_64.env again and add to the end of the code the following line:
usub_lib_dir = ’path_to_.so_file’
Be careful, you should not point the .so file in the path above, but only the folder which is contained. In this way, it’s not necessary to find the path for every single job. Just run the job without any changes in the job properties regarding the user subroutine file.
