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  3. I am running an older version of ICEMCFD (V 19) on Linux and getting a segmentation error when I try to launch the GUI. In the command window behind the GUI, I see the error “Signal 11 caught!” What can be causing this? Is there a workaround?

I am running an older version of ICEMCFD (V 19) on Linux and getting a segmentation error when I try to launch the GUI. In the command window behind the GUI, I see the error “Signal 11 caught!” What can be causing this? Is there a workaround?

Tagged: 19, fluid-dynamics, General, icem-cfd, Tetra/Prism
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:58 am
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      With the age of the release and the likelihood that the Linux machine has a current graphics card, the error is probably graphical. Launching ICEMCFD with the “-x” option (for x11 graphics) should resolve the issue in most cases. example: icemcfd -x

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