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Old 01-21-2013, 03:31 PM   #9072
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Originally Posted by Dimman View Post
CFD site suggests VirtualBox, which is open source.

So a separate Linux computer is your recommendation?

What would you recommend for a Linux box? Umbuntu is the version mentioned on the CFD site.
Yes, my recommendation is to build a cheapo-Linux box if this is something you want to pursue long-term. Spd is right with the recommendation of a VM though; I would do that first then plunker down the cash for a Linux box.

I'm not very familiar with Linux, but I've poked around Ubuntu many times. Definitely what you want as a newcomer. A Linux poweruser will call it bloated (which is kinda true), but it has the features you're looking for in an operating system WITH a friendly GUI.


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This is what I'm talking about.

http://www.openfoam.com/resources/windows.php
I would do this, including their suggested VM. See how you like it, mess around with it for a few weeks/months then decide if a few hundred dollars is worth throwing around.
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