Xubuntu-Openpipeflow virtual disk image

Install virtualbox then download the vdi file vdi file here

Create new machine in virtualbox:

• give it a name e.g. 'xubuntu 12.04 - Openpipeflow'
• choose ubuntu linux 64bit, and default RAM.
• use harddisk file xubuntu-12.04-openpipeflow.vdi then click 'create'.
• highlight the newly created machine and click 'start'.

At the login prompt

  user: xubuntu
  password: reverse

Open up a terminal by clicking on the icon in the top right. Install a text editor

  sudo apt-get install gedit

Openpipeflow-x.xx has been installed in the Openpipeflow folder in the user's home directory:

 /home/xubuntu/Openpipeflow/

An example run following the Tutorial can be found in

 /home/xubuntu/Openpipeflow/tutorial/

Virtualbox 'Guest Additions' have been installed on the virtual machine. This means that host drives may be mounted by the virtual machine. If you are running Windows, to mount drive C try

• (virtualbox) - devices - shared folders - shared folders settings...
• highlight 'Machine Folders' and click add folder
• enter 'c:\' with 'auto-mount' and 'make permanent'.
• reboot the virtual machine
• try 'ls /media/cf_C_DRIVE/'

It may be easier to export data by inserting a USB key or to scp to another machine.

vdi source

This image derives from the image at [1]

7. Xubuntu 12.04 codename Precise Pangolin
   Size (compressed/uncompressed): 502.2 MBytes / 2.6 GBytes
   Link: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/virtualboximage/xubuntu_1204.7z
   Active user account(s) (username/password): xubuntu/reverse
   Notes: from standard ISO image, Guest Additions not installed

Please see xubuntu.org for full licence text.

Note that Guest Additions have since been installed on the virtual machine.

Packages have been installed as follows:

  sudo apt-get install gfortran
  sudo apt-get install liblapack-dev
  sudo apt-get install libfftw3-dev
  sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev