[firedrake] Firedrake Installation

[Florian Rathgeber]

On 16/11/14 14:39, Andrew McRae wrote:
> On 16 November 2014 14:22, Rathgeber, Florian
> <florian.rathgeber at imperial.ac.uk
> <mailto:florian.rathgeber at imperial.ac.uk>> wrote:
> 
>     [Please keep list in CC]
> 
>     On 16/11/14 14:12, Lee, Suet wrote:
>     > Not sure if I'm doing it correctly but I tried this:
>     >
>     > mosh at ubuntu:~$ dpkg -s mpich2
>     > dpkg-query: package 'mpich2' is not installed and no information is
>     > available
>     > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
>     > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.​
>     >
>     > So the problem isn't down to mpich2?
> 
>     Sorry, the package you want to look for is libmpich-dev
> 
>     Is there any reason to use a 32bit system? We explicitly do *not*
>     support 32bit systems and there isn't really a reason not to use 64bit.
> 
> 
> Ah, I wasn't aware of this.
> 
> Context:Suet got the following error when she tried powering up a 64bit
> VM, a couple of months ago:
> 
> "This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems.
> However, 64-bit operation is not possible.
> This host does not support Intel VT-x.
> For more detailed information, see http://vmware.com/info?id=152."
> [The graphics problem was something different]
> 
> I guessed that pointing her at the 32bit Ubuntu iso would be easier than
> making BIOS changes (assuming her processor does support VT-x, but that
> it's disabled in BIOS).

Exactly, see my other answer :)

> Florian: do you think the problem is related to 32bit-ness?  If so, Suet
> can bring her laptop to Huxley or WPL some time this week and we'll go
> the 64bit route.

I'm not sure, I suspect not, but then I have no experience on 32bit
systems (last time I used a 32bit system was 2009).

Florian

> Andrew
> 
>     Florian
> 
>     > Suet

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