Install Salome 9.12.0 on Ubuntu 24.04

Install & build
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Hi,

I wanted to install Salome 9.12.0 on Ubuntu 24.04.
As Ubuntu 24 is not still supported, I downloaded the Universal Linux version.
I checked the system requirements and successfully installed missing ones except the libncurses5.
It seems it is not available for Ubuntu 24.04.

Any advice ?

Regards.

PS: There is a libncurses6 already installed in Ubuntu 24 so I tried to launch Salome. It seems it does not work as the GUI starts for some seconds then close.

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Ubuntu 24.04 is not yet supported (work in progress - if you have any patches you would like to share we welcome them though ) - In the meanwhile, you can try to use the universal binary which hopefully fits your needs

Note that if you’re running wayland, you might experience display issue - search for thread about wayland which explains how to switch to x11.

HTH

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Thanks for your reply.
My problem is with the universal binary indeed.
When I launch Salome, the GUI starts then close.
I did not get any error message.

How can I know if the problem is with the libncurses5 or something else ?

Regards,
Johann

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can you share the error message you get ?

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Thanks again for your reply.

I finally found a solution: I used the NVIDIA drivers instead of the default drivers and Salome is working now.

Regards.

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Hi jmiranda,

I am also trying to run the universal linux distribution on Ubuntu 24. Unfortunately I can’t even check the system requirements.

~/SALOME-9.12.0$ ./sat/sat config SALOME-9.12.0 --check_system
/usr/bin/env: “python”: Arquivo ou diretório inexistente

“File or folder do not exist”, is the message. How did you check the system requirements?

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Hi,

That message means you don’t have Python installed.
You need Python to run the sat script.

Regards

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Thanks for the answer jmiranda.
Python 3.12.3 is installed. It is a brand new Ubuntu 24 instalation. Maybe sat can’t find it.

~$ python3
Python 3.12.3 (main, Apr 10 2024, 05:33:47) [GCC 13.2.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
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Then, a solution is to change the first line in the sat script.

From this:
#!/usr/bin/env python

to this:
#!/usr/bin/env python3

Regards

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Hi,

It worked, but I still got error messages. This time probably due to some Library that changed from some previous Python versions to Python 3.12, according this thread.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'

So, better wait, although the Ubuntu versions of SALOME never worked on my Ubuntu’s :smiling_face_with_tear: . I always have to use the Linux Universal.

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There is an ongoing work to support native Ubuntu 24.

If you’re using universal binary, then simply do:

#bootstrap SALOME embedded python 
source SALOME-9.12.0/env_launch.sh
SALOME-9.12.0/mesa_salome (or salome)
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Great! It worked with mesa_salome!