RHEL/CentOS Linux installation guide

This article provides the standard installation process of Lumerical's products on RHEL and CentOS.

Note: The process shown will install Lumerical in the "opt" folder in the root directory.

/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]

Requisite

• root or sudo access.
• Internet access to download/install dependencies.
• RHEL subscription for access to RedHat repositories. 

Installation process

• Download the installation package. (registration required).
• Open terminal.
• Change directory to the download location (default, ~/Downloads) and unpack the installation files.

  $ cd ~/Downloads
  $ tar -zxf Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}.tar.gz

• Change directory to the extracted folder and run the install script with sudo access or as root. This will check your system and install any missing dependencies.
• Follow the directions on the screen and enter desired options to complete the installation.

$ cd ~/Downloads/Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}/
$ sudo sh ./install.sh

• Run the launcher and configure Lumerical connect to your license server.

/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/launcher

Running Lumerical

1. Open Terminal and run the Lumerical CAD from the Launcher using the "New Project" button to the right of the solver/product.
2. 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 Lumerical

1. Open Terminal. 
2. Uninstall using yum.

$ sudo yum remove Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}.x86_64

See also

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation guide

Ubuntu Linux installation guide

Installing on a network or shared directory 

Installing without root access