Notes
- Starting in 2025R1, Lumerical products are now available in the Ansys automated installer. See Installing Lumerical Using the Ansys Automated Installer for more information.
- This article provides the installation process for the Lumerical stand-alone installer on Ubuntu Linux with the Ubuntu's default desktop environment.
- The process will install Lumerical in the "opt" folder in the root directory and will require root/sudo access
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]
- To install on a custom or shared network location or without root access please refer to this Knowledge Base (KB).
Requisites
- Ansys Optics 2021 R2 and newer.
- root or sudo access.
- Internet access to download and install dependencies.
- Install required libraries/packages.
Installation process
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Download the Lumerical stand-alone installer in the Primary packages section. See this KB for more information.
- Change the directory to the location of the installation file. ('Downloads' folder by default)
- Extract the installation files using 'tar'.
- Change the directory to the extracted RPM files and convert RPM to DEB packages.
Note: Convert RPM to DEB in a local drive/folder. Don't convert in a shared/mounted network location/folder. - This process might take several minutes to complete. Once completed you will get the message that: ".deb package has been generated".
- Install the 'deb' package.
cd ~/Downloads
tar -xf {installation_package}.tar.gz
cd {product_installation_folder}
cd rpm_install_files
sudo alien -k --scripts {installation_package}.rpm
sudo dpkg -i {installation_package}.deb
Important
If you have an updated version of 'cpio', you might encounter an error when converting the 'rpm' to 'deb' package. If this is the case, downgrade 'cpio' as shown below.
- Ubuntu 22
apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades cpio=2.13+dfsg-7
- Ubuntu 20
apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades cpio=2.13+dfsg-2
Otherwise, use the bundled 'extract-rpm.sh' script to extract the files into the current directory. The files can then be copied to your designated installation folder.
Ansys Optics Launcher
- Run the Ansys Optics Launcher
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/launcher
- Select "I have a license from Ansys...".
- Follow the instructions below to configure your license:
- Choose "...configure my license only for Lumerical products" if you will be using only Ansys Lumerical products, then "Go to the licensing setup" and configure Ansys Lumerical to obtain the license from your server.
- If you are using Ansys Lumerical products together with either Ansys Speos® or Ansys Zemax OpticStudio® software, choose “configure my license for All Optics products” and configure your license as shown in this Knowledge Base.
- Request an evaluation license through the Lumerical Free Trials portal. For further information on the process, see the Knowledge Base article on How to request an evaluation license.
- If you are joining a workshop, consult with your workshop organizer to obtain a workshop license.
Running Ansys Lumerical
- Open Terminal and run the Ansys Lumerical CAD from the Launcher using the "New Project" button to the right of the solver/product.
- Run the CAD directly from the Terminal (default install path shown):
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/fdtd-solutions &
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/mode-solutions &
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/interconnect &
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/device &
Note: If an error is reported due to a missing file or library, search for the package that provides the missing file/library and install the package.