This page shows the installation process for Ansys Optics simulation software on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop with the Gnome desktop environment.
Note: The process shown will install Ansys Optics in the "opt" folder in the root directory.
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]
Requisites
- Ansys Optics 2021 R2 and newer.
- Subscription to SUSE Linux for repository access.
- Internet access to download and install dependencies from the repo.
- root or sudo access.
Installation process
- Install the following dependencies:
sudo zypper install libjpeg62 libglut3 libpng12-0 libncurses5
- Create soft link:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/libldap_r-2.4.so.2.10.9 /usr/lib64/libldap-2.4.so.2
- Download the Linux installation package from the downloads page. (registration required)
- Unpack the installation file,
- Change to the directory where the rpm files are stored.
- Install the rpm package using zypper.
- This will check for dependencies on your system and install them.
- Ignore the signature verification when prompted.
- Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
cd /location_of_installer/
tar -xf Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}.tar.gz
cd Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}/rpm_install_files
sudo zypper install Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}.rpm
- Ignore the error message and enter "i" when prompted that the "package header is not signed".
Lumerical-2022R2-3-c05f04f.el7.x86_64.rpm: Package header is not signed!
Lumerical-2022R2-3-c05f04f.el7.x86_64 (Plain RPM files cache): Signature verification failed [6-File is unsigned]
Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
- Open the Ansys Optics Launcher
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/launcher
- Select "I have a license from Ansys...".
- Choose to "...configure my license only for Lumerical products" if will be using only Ansys Lumerical products, then "Go to the licensing setup" and configure Ansys Lumerical to obtain the license from your server.
- Otherwise, "configure my license for All Optics products" if you are using Ansys Lumerical together with either Speos or Zemax and configure your license as shown in this Knowledge Base.
- Alternately, you can request a 30-day evaluation license to evaluate our simulation tools.
- If you are joining a workshop, request for a workshop license using your workshop ID/code.
Running Ansys Optics
- Open Terminal and run the Ansys Optics CAD from the Launcher using the "New Project" button to the right of the solver/product.
- Run the CAD directly from Terminal (default install path shown):
/opt/lumerical/v221/bin/fdtd-solutions &
/opt/lumerical/v221/bin/mode-solutions &
/opt/lumerical/v221/bin/interconnect &
/opt/lumerical/v221/bin/device &
Uninstall Ansys Optics
- Open terminal.
- Remove Ansys Optics using zypper.
sudo zypper remove Lumerical-[[ver]]
See also
RHEL/CentOS Linux installation guide
Ubuntu Linux installation guide