Install Frequently Asked Questions

Improved FAQ:

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Q1: I'm experiencing problems during the Firedrake installation. What details should I share with the Firedrake developers?

When seeking assistance, please provide the following logs:

• firedrake-install.log: Located in the directory where you initiated the firedrake-install process.
• configure.log and make.log from PETSc: These can be found in src/petsc/ within the directory where the Firedrake virtual environment was established.

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Q2: How do I install Firedrake if I already have Conda installed, and it is causing issues?

We have received feedback from a user who successfully installed Firedrake despite having Conda on their system. Here is an approach that has worked well:

The installation page makes it sound very complicated to install firedrake if conda is already installed on the system. But the following steps worked really nicely for a number of people in our lab (running Linux):

* deactivate conda

* modify the PATH variable by deleting the anaconda entries that are put at the very beginning of the path

* install firedrake

After that, all that needs to happen in the shell is to 'deactivate conda' and 'source firedrake/bin/activate'.

Thank you, martintruffer, for the helpful advice!

For more detailed help on managing Conda while installing Firedrake, you can refer to the Firedrake installation guide.

Q3: Where can I seek further assistance or support?

If you encounter issues not covered in the resources mentioned above, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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For Archived Installation Issues:

For a history of installation-related problems and solutions, you can refer to our Archived Install Issues page.

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