Ubuntu Linux is supported starting with the 2022 R2 release. This page outlines the process of installing the Ansys license manager on a Ubuntu Linux with the default Ubuntu desktop environment.
Requisites
- An account with Ansys Lumerical to download the installation package.
- Ansys license manager release 2021 R1 and newer.
- Install the required libraries and packages shown in this Knowledge Base (KB).
Notes:
- If you don't have a GUI or desktop environment, proceed with the non-GUI installation below using the Enterprise version of the Ansys LM.
Installation process
- Download the Ansys License Manager installation package from the Ansys Customer Portal - Downloads or the Ansys Optics - Customer downloads page (login required).
- Change directory to the location of the Ansys LM installation package.
- Extract the installation files.
- Run the install script to install the Ansys LM into the default path, "/ansys_inc/".
cd /location_of_installer/
tar -xf ANSYSLICMAN_<version>_LINX64.tgz
sudo ./INSTALL
Silent installation
- Run "INSTALL" with -silent -LM argument.
- This will install the Ansys license manager without the GUI popup.
./INSTALL -silent -LM -install_dir [install_path]
- The "-install_dir [install_path]" argument is optional. Omitting this will install Ansys LM into the default folder in the root directory, "/ansys_inc" where root access is required.
- Add the "-install_dir [install_path]" argument to install Ansys LM on a different location where you have write access.
Installation without the GUI
- Ensure that your machine has the LSB package and the required libraries as indicated above.
- Download the Ansys Enterprise License Manager installation package for Linux systems from the Ansys Customer Portal - Downloads page under the Tools section. (login required)
- Copy the installation package into your desired directory.
- Extract the installation files.
Notes: The example shown installs the Ansys License Manager into the default install path, "/ansys_inc". If you do not have root access, copy and extract the installation package into a directory where you have write access.
sudo mkdir /ansys_inc
sudo cp ENTERPRISELICENSING_v232_LINX64.tgz /ansys_inc
cd /ansys_inc
sudo tar -xf ENTERPRISELICENSING_v232_LINX64.tgz
sudo tar -xf ansyslm_linx64.tgz
Starting/Stopping the license manager
sudo /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/start_ansysli
sudo /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/stop_ansysli
Checking the license manager status and license usage
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/linx64/ansysli_server -k info
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/linx64/lmutil lmstat -a -c 1055@localhost
Issues with Ansys license manager
See this Knowledge Base (KB) article on how to obtain the Ansys license manager logs and diagnostic files to troubleshoot issues with the Ansys LM.
See also
Lumerical product installation on Ubuntu