# Porting project of PrePoMax on Linux is available now

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**Category:** Tool interfaces\
**Created:** [October 25, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/porting-project-of-prepomax-on-linux-is-available-now/4267 "2026-10-25T16:37:47Z")\
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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:** [October 25, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/porting-project-of-prepomax-on-linux-is-available-now/4267/1 "2026-10-25T16:37:47Z")

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just sharing info, PrePoMax has porting project by contributor, and it seems designed to run natively or flawlessly on Linux, it have Code\_Aster as alternate solver also.

[Linux Build · Issue #2 · moritzschuettler/prepomac](https://github.com/moritzschuettler/prepomac/issues/2)

 ![pmx_linux1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/2X/8/8871ad71e4df300217b082239afc753030aec25d.png)

 ![pmx_linux2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/2X/9/969e3c889a1f1d4b8348bc30ef68dcada8a1230a.png)

image from Oofsdfs (2026)

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**Author:** ![ceanwang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4da419/32.png) [@ceanwang](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/ceanwang)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/porting-project-of-prepomax-on-linux-is-available-now/4267/2 "2026-10-26T03:52:21Z")

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Great. Should have a window version. Then one version for all platforms.

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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:** [October 26, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/porting-project-of-prepomax-on-linux-is-available-now/4267/3 "2026-10-26T07:22:34Z")

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mixed solver in one interface may not good path due to compatibility between each of them and specific purpose, probably something like Ubuntu with different flavor of desktop interface.

- PrePoMax CalculiX
- PrePoMax Code\_Aster
- PrePoMax Radioss/OpenCourant
- PrePoMax FrontISTR
- PrePoMax OOFEM
- etc

bonus, working with SolidCraft as modeler can be a good match.

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**Author:** ![ceanwang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4da419/32.png) [@ceanwang](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/ceanwang)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/porting-project-of-prepomax-on-linux-is-available-now/4267/4 "2026-10-26T08:03:35Z")

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If ppm changes, others need more effort to update.

Concentrate on ccx, makes ppm the best for ccx.

I have made ppm to output openRadioss inp file with the converter. Also made ppm to load vtk file. Just need to reduce the update when ppm changes.

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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:** [October 26, 2026, 8:15am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/porting-project-of-prepomax-on-linux-is-available-now/4267/5 "2026-10-26T08:15:40Z")

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> [@ceanwang](#):
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> Concentrate on ccx, makes ppm the best for ccx.

the reason why Ubuntu have no Gnome versions, it’s a default.