1. Install pre-packages before running install_saturne.py
   • Zlib (optional, not installed in this case)
   • BLAS (optional, not installed in this case)
   • Python
   • PyQt (optional, required for the GUI) sudo apt-get install python-pyqt5

     sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5

     pyqt5 reference guide

   • C, C++, and Fortran compilers
     • on Ubuntu OS, type in:
       • sudo apt install gcc
       • sudo apt install gfortran
   • MPI (optional)
2. compiling Create a directory named saturne_build run install_saturne.py

   mkdir /home/kaiming/Documents/Code-saturne/saturne_build
   cd /home/kaiming/Documents/Code-saturne/code_saturne_5_build
   /home/kaiming/Documents/Code-saturne/code_saturne_5/install_saturne.py
   

3. Launch the package code_saturne from a terminal Two methods are available
   • 4
   • 1 of code_saturne,i.e. /home/kaiming/Code_Saturne/5.0.9/code_saturne-5.0.9/arch/Linux_x86_64/bin
4. from: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1414/how-to-create-a-permanent-alias a. define a alias named code_saturne in a file, .bash_aliases

   >> vi .bash_aliases

   Then define a alias as below

   >>cspath=/home/kaiming/Code_Saturne/5.0.9/code_saturne-5.0.9/arch/Linux_x8664/bin >> alias code_saturne="$cspath/code_saturne"

c. To load .bash_aliases

• add the following commands in the ~/.bashrc

  if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
       . ~/.bash_aliases
  fi
  

  

then source ~/.bashrc

>> source ~/.bashrc

1. http://www.linfo.org/path_env_var.html
2. lauch code_saturne in any terminal >> code_saturne

to launch the GUI of code saturne

>> code_saturne gui

The documentation should then be available through the commands:

>> code_saturne info -g refcard #reference card

>> code_saturne info -g user