Install ABAQUS 6.14-5 on Ubuntu 16.04 64bit

Preparative

• Install C shell (CSH or TCSH).

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install csh tcsh

• Create the necessary folders.

cd ~
mkdir ~/abaqus
mkdir ~/abaqustemp
mkdir ~/abaqusworks

• Install dependent packages.

sudo apt-get install libjpeg62
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

Starting installation via .iso file

• Mount the .iso file.

sudo mkdir /media/virtualCD
sudo mount FILE_LOCATION.iso /media/virtualCD -t iso9660 -o loop

where FILE_LOCATION is the .iso file name complete of his location.

• Run setup file in .iso and install.

• Run csh

csh

a csh shell will be opened in your terminal.

• Run setup

insert this command in the terminal:

/media/virtualCD/setup

insert the scratch directory when required:

~/abaqustemp

and follow the graphical installation using defaults settings.

• Exit the csh shell.

exit

License server configuration

• Copy the license file in the License directory of Abaqus and rename it as ABAQUS.lic.

• Edit the ABAQUS.lic file.

gedit ~/abaqus/License/ABAQUS.lic

In the text editor that will be opened, edit the HOST_NAME in fist row of the file.

• Create a log file in the License directory.

gedit ~/abaqus/License/ABAQUS.log

• Edit the .bashrc file in the home.

sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

in the text editor that will be opened, add the following rows at the top:

#abaqus
export LM_LICENSE_FILE=27011@PCNAME
alias abalic=/home/ACCOUNTNAME/abaqus/License/lmgrd\ -c\ /home/ACCOUNTNAME/abaqus/License/ABAQUS.lic\ -l\ +/home/ACCOUNTNAME/abaqus/License/ABAQUS.log
alias abaqus='XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 /home/ACCOUNTNAME/abaqus/Commands/abaqus'
alias cae='abaqus cae -mesa'

where ACCOUNTNAME is the name of your pc account and PCNAME is the name of your PC.

• Reboot the computer.

ABAQUS Product Installation

• Launch the license server:

abalic

• Following the graphical installation using defaults settings.

• Starting ABAQUS/CAE

cd ~/abaqusworks
cae

Compliling subrountines with gfortran

• Install gfortran package:

sudo apt-get install gfortran

• Find ABAQUS setting file abaqus_v6.env at (Abaqus path)/6.14-5/SMA/site/ and make a backup.

• Find and change the following parameters(fortCmd, compile_fortran, link_sl) to

fortCmd = "gfortran"
compile_fortran = (fortCmd + ' -c -fPIC -I%I')
link_sl = (fortCmd +
	         " -gcc-version=%i -fPIC -shared " +
	         "%E -Wl,-soname,%U -o %U %F %A %L %B -Wl,-Bdynamic " +
	         " -lifport -lifcoremt")

Alternative: You can also replace your abaqus_v6.env file for the file in this repository, and modify the last line with your own license setting like abaquslm_license_file="27011@PCNAME".

• Run the command in terminal.

abaqus verify -user_std

to see if everything is working.

Usefull references

• Install ABAQUS on Ubuntu 10.04 64bit

• Using gfortran compiler in Abaqus 6.14

• GUI fonts for Abaqus under Linux

• Installing Abaqus to run off the Central License Server