# Installation

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## [About the Installation category](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/about-the-installation-category/9)

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**Author:** [@system](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/about-the-installation-category/9 "2026-10-20T13:39:47Z")

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Discussion on computers, installation and compiling

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## [9.1 compilation](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/9-1-compilation/8115)

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**Author:** [@user\_15804](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_15804)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/9-1-compilation/8115 "2026-09-24T13:11:09Z")

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Hi, I built the latest version with build\_telemac.py --deps mpi \[group removed\] -m all --rebuild --fc mpiifort but when I run my usual telemac3d.py --split -w temp\_dir\_t3d --ncsize=30 t3d.cas i get this msg, Parall…

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## [Compiling v9.1.0 on Debian 13 (Trixie) - Could not link library error](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compiling-v9-1-0-on-debian-13-trixie-could-not-link-library-error/8106)

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**Author:** [@user\_2745](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_2745)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compiling-v9-1-0-on-debian-13-trixie-could-not-link-library-error/8106 "2026-03-01T10:05:43Z")

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Hello Telemac Community, I am finally getting back into telemac again, after a taking a long break. I am trying to compile the latest version of the code, and am running into a bit of difficulty. It looks like the confi…

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## [Spack package for openTelemac](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/spack-package-for-opentelemac/8108)

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**Author:** [@user\_14270](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_14270)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/spack-package-for-opentelemac/8108 "2026-02-06T13:28:30Z")

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Hello, Motivated by the need to migrate from ubuntu20.04 to ubuntu24.04 on our cluster in order to install v9.1.0, we looked into other solution to manage our packages and avoid relying on distro packages. Spack appear…

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## [Simvia docker parallel run](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/simvia-docker-parallel-run/8078)

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**Author:** [@user\_16537](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_16537)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/simvia-docker-parallel-run/8078 "2025-11-10T02:29:25Z")

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Good morning I just installed the simvia docker for open telemac v8p5r1. It was very easy following the instructions from the youtube video: how to pull the open\_telemac docker image and use it to run an example https:…

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## [Installation process help](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-process-help/7962)

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**Author:** [@user\_18899](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18899)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-process-help/7962 "2025-10-20T06:57:46Z")

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Good afternoon, i need some help about installation process of opentelemac software. i’m a new user and i have some difficulty to install the software in my computer. I was able to download it via automatic install…

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## [installation](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation/8036)

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**Author:** [@user\_8492](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_8492)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation/8036 "2025-09-19T14:22:03Z")

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Hi, is it still possible to download the program from the website and install it? I can’t. The automatic installer is inactive and there are also problems with Building TELEMAC under a Cygwin environment

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## [Unable to Download TELEMAC from Official Website](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/unable-to-download-telemac-from-official-website/7804)

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**Author:** [@user\_17436](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_17436)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/unable-to-download-telemac-from-official-website/7804 "2025-08-18T14:15:08Z")

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I’m trying to download the TELEMAC software from the official website (Download Page), but I’m encountering issues. Iâ€™ve already logged into my account, but the download link seems inactive, and I can’t proceed with th…

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## [Compilation failed with Ubuntu 24.04](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compilation-failed-with-ubuntu-24-04/7897)

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**Author:** [@user\_16988](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_16988)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compilation-failed-with-ubuntu-24-04/7897 "2025-06-13T13:23:48Z")

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Hello, Currently I am using the following system: Ubuntu: 24.04 python: 3.12.3 numpy: 1.26.4 meson: 1.6.1 Referring to similar problems due to f2py on the forum and GitLab, I tried Telemac V9.0 which should solve t…

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## [compile\_telemac2D by cmake or make tool](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compile-telemac2d-by-cmake-or-make-tool/8011)

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**Author:** [@user\_15947](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_15947)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compile-telemac2d-by-cmake-or-make-tool/8011 "2025-06-01T09:25:30Z")

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Hello \[name removed\]! I want use cmake or make tool to compile TELEMAC2D in linux osã€‚ tried write CMakeLists to do this, but got something wrong! so, anyone have did this work? could share your methods and experienc…

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## [Updating TELEMAC from v8p4 to v9 using extracted files from installer](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/updating-telemac-from-v8p4-to-v9-using-extracted-files-from-installer/8007)

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**Author:** [@user\_17710](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_17710)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/updating-telemac-from-v8p4-to-v9-using-extracted-files-from-installer/8007 "2025-05-19T12:59:11Z")

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Hello \[name removed\], Currently, only the installer for version v8p4r0 is available. Since there doesn’t seem to be an installer yet for v9p0, I was wondering if there’s a straightforward way to upgrade TELEMAC to v9p0 …

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## [V8P4R0 Error for " mpiexec -n c:.\\.\\.\\out\_user\_fortrain.exe"](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/v8p4r0-error-for-mpiexec-n-c-out-user-fortrain-exe/8006)

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**Author:** [@user\_15878](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_15878)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/v8p4r0-error-for-mpiexec-n-c-out-user-fortrain-exe/8006 "2025-05-13T11:08:39Z")

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Hi Telemac Users I met a problem when using V8P4 to run the example file. The error would be like utils.exceptions.TelemacException: Fail to run mpiexec -n 6 C:\\TELEMAC\_CASE\\examples\\telemac2d\\gouttedo\\t2d\_gouttedo.c…

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## [The TELEMAC V8P4 automatic installer is now available for download](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/the-telemac-v8p4-automatic-installer-is-now-available-for-download/7289)

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**Author:** [@user\_15645](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_15645)\
**Replies:** 72\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/the-telemac-v8p4-automatic-installer-is-now-available-for-download/7289 "2025-05-13T08:32:15Z")

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After a long wait, a brand new TELEMAC automatic installer is now available for download! You can obtain it on this site, in the Download section of the top banner, or by going directly to this page: http://www.opentelem…

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## [Unable to Download TELEMAC from Official Website](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/unable-to-download-telemac-from-official-website/7995)

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**Author:** [@user\_18853](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18853)\
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**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/unable-to-download-telemac-from-official-website/7995 "2025-04-24T08:49:02Z")

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Hello, When I try to download Open-TELEMAC from the website after being connected to my account, I can’t download the launcher in order to install it. I already tried the automatic installer but nothing happened when I …

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## [MED ./configure can't find some HDF5 files](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/med-configure-cant-find-some-hdf5-files/5365)

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**Author:** [@user\_10598](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_10598)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/med-configure-cant-find-some-hdf5-files/5365 "2025-04-13T22:12:56Z")

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Hello I’m installing v7p2r0 in Ubuntu 18.04. All dependencies were correctly installed until the last one: MED. IAfter runinng ./configure inside ~/Downloads/med-3.2.0, it complains that it did not find some files (it…

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## [Installation sur serveur](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-sur-serveur/7955)

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**Author:** [@user\_18890](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18890)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-sur-serveur/7955 "2025-03-06T14:17:08Z")

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Hello, I just downloaded the installation file V8p4r0.exe. Is it possible to install it on a Windows Server 2022, please? Thanks

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## [telemac2d.py: error: the following arguments are required: cas file(s)](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/telemac2d-py-error-the-following-arguments-are-required-cas-file-s/6750)

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**Author:** [@user\_2369](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_2369)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/telemac2d-py-error-the-following-arguments-are-required-cas-file-s/6750 "2025-02-26T07:28:01Z")

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Hi, After compilation of v8p3r0 on windows10, i have problems to run a simulation. See below : Loading Options and Configurations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ usage: telema…

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## [encountering an issue while compiling Telemac in Macbook 2024](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/encountering-an-issue-while-compiling-telemac-in-macbook-2024/7900)

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**Author:** [@user\_18616](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18616)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/encountering-an-issue-while-compiling-telemac-in-macbook-2024/7900 "2025-02-04T23:28:38Z")

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The issue seems to occur while building python api.I sued homebrew to install Python version 3.9. Then I installed numpy version 2.0.2 with pip. The compilation fails with saying that, f2py3:command not found error. I ha…

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## [Compilation failed with MacOS - Error during second part of f2py](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compilation-failed-with-macos-error-during-second-part-of-f2py/7912)

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**Author:** [@user\_18616](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18616)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/compilation-failed-with-macos-error-during-second-part-of-f2py/7912 "2025-01-24T20:38:27Z")

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Hello, Currently I am using the following system: python. : 3.9.13 numpy : 1.21.6 pip : 24.3.1 scikit-learn : 1.0.2 setuptools. : 75.8.0 GNU Fortran (Homebrew GCC 14.2.0\_1) : 14.2.0 I tried…

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## [installation of Telemac V8 - The repository issue](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-of-telemac-v8-the-repository-issue/7870)

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**Author:** [@user\_18734](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18734)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-of-telemac-v8-the-repository-issue/7870 "2024-12-11T11:33:54Z")

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hello \[name removed\] i tried to download telemac v8p4r0 but i don’t know how to install it well , i watched several videos on youtube that are using svn, i think the telemac official site changed it to another service, …

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## [V8P4 Installation - trojan horse](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/v8p4-installation-trojan-horse/7849)

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**Author:** [@user\_18554](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18554)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/v8p4-installation-trojan-horse/7849 "2024-11-28T09:05:37Z")

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Hello \[name removed\], I’ve tried downloading and running TELEMAC v8p4 on my Windows PC several times now, but my antivirus software blocks all actions because of the file libhdf5.dll, which is supposedly infected with a…

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## [An error is reported TELEMACV8P4 installing with batch files inWINDOWS](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/an-error-is-reported-telemacv8p4-installing-with-batch-files-inwindows/7839)

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**Author:** [@user\_18060](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18060)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/an-error-is-reported-telemacv8p4-installing-with-batch-files-inwindows/7839 "2024-11-06T10:58:50Z")

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Hi \[name removed\], I tried to run build-telemac.bat to install TELEMACV8P4 in WINDOWS11, but I got an error during the installation. The picture attached seems to indicate that I am missing CMakeLists.txt I would be gra…

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## [Repository link is not working](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/repository-link-is-not-working/7819)

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**Author:** [@user\_18369](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18369)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/repository-link-is-not-working/7819 "2024-11-03T19:46:42Z")

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While trying to install Telemac, the repository link is not working. For example, if i am trying to use version, v8p0r0, the below link is not working: http://svn.opentelemac.org/svn/opentelemac/tags/v8p0r0/ Could anyo…

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## [Assistance with Compiling and Debugging Model in IDE](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/assistance-with-compiling-and-debugging-model-in-ide/7829)

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**Author:** [@user\_18645](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18645)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/assistance-with-compiling-and-debugging-model-in-ide/7829 "2024-10-24T18:21:55Z")

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Hi \[name removed\], I hope this message finds you well. Iâ€™ve successfully installed the model on my Ubuntu system using the instructions provided by the developers, and itâ€™s running smoothly. However, I would like t…

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## [HDF5 or Salome Files](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/hdf5-or-salome-files/7826)

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**Author:** [@user\_18499](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18499)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/hdf5-or-salome-files/7826 "2024-10-21T13:45:57Z")

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I am facing problems while running the simulation. It says that libmedfwrap.dll file is not available and I can not also download it online. Does anyone know how can it be solved?

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## [Installation failed with MED Telemac v8p5](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-failed-with-med-telemac-v8p5/7591)

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**Author:** [@user\_16755](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_16755)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-failed-with-med-telemac-v8p5/7591 "2024-10-18T09:30:36Z")

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I failed to compile telemac using MED on ubuntu. Installation without MED using the gfortranHPC configuration can run well and can run sample scripts. But, when I want to add MED and repeat the compilation process, the …

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## [INSTALLATION TELEMAC2D WINDOWS](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-telemac2d-windows/7669)

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**Author:** [@user\_18259](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18259)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-telemac2d-windows/7669 "2024-10-08T14:33:20Z")

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Good morning, in the last month I have had problems running telemac2d Because svn does not work, I only installed the setup found in downalds, I think that is where my error comes from. Now I’ll try to reinstall it. Doe…

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## [Issue with running examples](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/issue-with-running-examples/7794)

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**Author:** [@user\_18543](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18543)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/issue-with-running-examples/7794 "2024-10-02T17:55:09Z")

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Hi, A new Telemac user here.I have installed the latest version of Telemac using automatic installer and when I try to run the exmaple, I dont get anything on the command prompt. It simply open the VS code and thats it.…

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## [Complie V8P5 on a cluster](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/complie-v8p5-on-a-cluster/7789)

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**Author:** [@user\_18105](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_18105)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/complie-v8p5-on-a-cluster/7789 "2024-09-27T03:10:53Z")

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Hello \[name removed\], I am a beginner with TELEMAC. I am trying to install and compile the TELEMAC V8P5 version on an HPC cluster, but I encountered an error after the compilation script started running. Could anyone hel…

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## [installation error](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-error/7783)

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**Author:** [@user\_14720](https://opentelemac.org/forum/u/user_14720)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://opentelemac.org/forum/t/installation-error/7783 "2024-09-09T06:47:48Z")

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Hello \[name removed\], I’m installing Telemac v8p4 throuth automatica installation. some posts indicated white space shouldn’t exist in the installation path, so I created a new folder for it. But there is still an error…

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