-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenFOAM requires environment variable settings contained in files in %%PREFIX%%/%%REALNAME%%/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%. a) EITHER, if running bash or ksh (if in doubt type 'echo $SHELL'), source the .%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/bashrc file by adding the following line to the end of your $HOME/.bashrc file: . %%PREFIX%%/%%REALNAME%%/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/bashrc Then update the environment variables by sourcing the $HOME/.bashrc file by typing in the terminal: . $HOME/.bashrc b) OR, if running tcsh or csh, source the .%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/cshrc file by adding the following line to the end of your $HOME/.cshrc file: source %%PREFIX%%/%%REALNAME%%/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/cshrc Then update the environment variables by sourcing the $HOME/.cshrc file by typing in the terminal: source $HOME/.cshrc If you plan to run FoamX, copy its directories to your $HOME: mkdir -p $HOME/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/apps cp -R %%PREFIX%%/%%REALNAME%%/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/apps/FoamX \ $HOME/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/apps and set FOAMX_CONFIG to $HOME/.%%REALNAME%%-%%VER%%/apps/FoamX Then, you could run foamInstallationTest to check your installaton. See %%PREFIX%%/%%REALNAME%%/README, § 6, to get started. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------