# Compile CalculiX complete guide

**URL:** <https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570>\
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**Created:** [January 28, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570 "2025-01-28T14:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![teofil75](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/teofil75/32/3276_2.png) [@teofil75](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/teofil75)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570/1 "2025-01-28T14:36:37Z")

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Hello everyone,  
Recently, I published a step-by-step procedure to explain how to compile CalculiX, tested on Linux Kubuntu 24.04.  
The web page is:

> **[foamBuilder](https://www.foambuilder.com/pages/compile_CalculiX.php)**
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> preprocessor for openfoam

If anyone would like to contribute by identifying any possible overlooked items or mistakes, it would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![c3d10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@c3d10](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/c3d10)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570/2 "2025-01-28T18:37:49Z")

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This is fantastic, thank you! I had a lot of trouble compiling ccx from source.

I definitely plan to try this and will let you know how it goes!

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**Author:** ![teofil75](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/teofil75/32/3276_2.png) [@teofil75](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/teofil75)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570/3 "2025-01-28T18:58:27Z")

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Thank you. Your help will assist me in finding any possible mistakes and improving my guide

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**Author:** ![xyont](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/xyont/32/3553_2.png) [@xyont](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/xyont)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570/4 "2025-01-30T15:09:21Z")

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thanks, waiting for TAUCS links available and interested to test comparison with CSi SAPfire.

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**Author:** ![teofil75](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/teofil75/32/3276_2.png) [@teofil75](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/teofil75)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570/5 "2025-01-30T20:40:23Z")

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could you be more precise about CSi SAPfire?  
TAUCS is quite obsolete and ristrected to particular kind of analysis.

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**Author:** ![xyont](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/xyont/32/3553_2.png) [@xyont](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/xyont)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/compile-calculix-complete-guide/2570/6 "2025-01-30T21:10:04Z")

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SAPfire use TAUCS solver, but noticed some modification apply. It has been used for several decades until today by many professional.

[Equation Solver Options](https://help.csiamerica.com/help/sap2000/26/26.0.0/SAP2000/WebHelp/Menus/Analyze/Equation_Solver_Options.htm)