# About the ASPECT category **URL:** \ **Category:** ASPECT\ **Created:** [September 22, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45 "2018-09-22T19:24:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cig-admin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/cig-admin/32/7_2.png) [@cig-admin](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/cig-admin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/1 "2018-09-22T19:24:07Z")
Discuss ASPECT. Get installation help. Ask questions about models. Start a discussion on new and/or existing features. Please [read our guide on asking questions](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#asking-and-answering-questions-about-aspect) before opening a new topic: [Contributing to ASPECT — ASPECT 3.1.0-pre](https://aspect-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/extending/contributing.html) ---
**Author:** ![gassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/gassmoeller/32/11_2.png) [@gassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/gassmoeller)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/2 "2020-06-18T00:35:10Z")
Split this topic on June 18, 2020, 12:35am UTC A post was split to a new topic: [Trilinos installation with candi and MKL fails](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/trilinos-installation-with-candi-and-mkl-fails/1294) ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/3 "2020-07-20T07:31:44Z")
Hi! I am in trouble with installation of the Trilinos package for ASPECT. While running the candi.sh script, the terminal becomes unresponsive. My laptop has 15 GB free space and Ubuntu 14.04. Is there any way to solve this problem? ---
**Author:** ![bangerth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/bangerth/32/52_2.png) [@bangerth](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/bangerth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/4 "2020-07-20T21:14:03Z")
Trilinos needs extraordinarily much memory to compile. How much memory does your laptop have? Best W. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/5 "2020-07-21T06:54:30Z")
My laptop has 1.8 GiB memory. How much memory does it require? Thanks Poulami ---
**Author:** ![bangerth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/bangerth/32/52_2.png) [@bangerth](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/bangerth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/6 "2020-07-21T14:03:01Z")
I don’t recall the exact number, but probably more than that. Are you compiling with ‘make -j4’ or some other number, i.e., in parallel? If so, drop down to ‘make -j1’. If that doesn’t help, you might want to consider downloading a pre-compiled package of deal.II from the deal.II download page. Best W. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/7 "2020-07-21T14:33:50Z")
Dear Bangerth, No, I am compiling in a single processor. I’ve installed the hdf5 and p4est but failed in trilinos. Also, I have tried installing trilinos with the older version, still it didn’t work. Ok, then I’ll go with your suggestion i.e. downloading a pre-compiled one. If I install petsc instead of trilinos, will it help? Poulami ---
**Author:** ![bangerth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/bangerth/32/52_2.png) [@bangerth](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/bangerth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/8 "2020-07-21T15:10:19Z")
Maybe, but we don’t regularly test with PETSc, and I’m not sure whether ASPECT will actually work in all circumstances with PETSc. Best W. ---
**Author:** ![tjhei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/tjhei/32/1163_2.png) [@tjhei](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/tjhei)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/9 "2020-07-21T21:35:53Z")
We no longer support PETSc as of right now and it won’t even let you configure it. See [https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/3338](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/3338) and [https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3348](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3348) for details. Poulami, if you can not upgrade your computer, I would suggest using the precompiled packages for OSX or Debian/Ubuntu available here: [https://www.dealii.org/download.html](https://www.dealii.org/download.html) That said, 1.8GB is likely problematic even for compiling ASPECT itself. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/10 "2020-07-24T12:10:28Z")
Hi Timo! As you have suggested to use the precompiled package, I was trying to install deal.ii from the Downloads. But I am getting the error messages after running the line " cmake -DCMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX=/path/to/install/dir …/deal.II". I have attached the error messages here. Any suggestion is highly appreciated! ![Screenshot from 2020-07-24 17:22:51](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/geodynamics/original/1X/8707d09c40bc98cdfddf9456ddafe1de9ffb7b17.png) ![Screenshot from 2020-07-24 17:36:24](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/geodynamics/original/1X/b22c67ce25f7dc823510c4602f94edc3e1211977.png) Thanks Poulami ---
**Author:** ![tjhei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/tjhei/32/1163_2.png) [@tjhei](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/tjhei)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/11 "2020-07-24T12:35:52Z")
> [@Poulami](#): > > As you have suggested to use the precompiled package, I was trying to install deal.ii from the Downloads. You did not download a precompiled package as I suggested (for example the Debian/Ubuntu package) but it looks like you are trying to install deal.II from source. This will lead to the same problem you had before (or rather, this way you won’t have Trilinos and ASPECT won’t work). I admit that our distribution instructions are not great (I will try to improve them when I get a chance). I can provide more information, but it looks like you are running a very old (and no longer supported) version of Ubuntu (you seem to have gcc 4.8.4, so I assume you are running Ubuntu 14.04?). You won’t be able to use ASPECT or deal.II without updating first, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/12 "2020-07-24T13:04:27Z")
Ohh I’m Sorry. Earlier I was trying to install the dealii-9.2.0.tar.gz file. But I think what you have suggested to download is this one. [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcefiles/deal.ii/9.1.1-4ubuntu1/deal.ii\_9.1.1.orig.tar.xz](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcefiles/deal.ii/9.1.1-4ubuntu1/deal.ii_9.1.1.orig.tar.xz) Yes, my current version of Ubuntu is 14.04. I need to update this. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/13 "2020-07-26T21:32:15Z")
Is it possible to install Docker Container in Ubuntu 14.04? ---
**Author:** ![bangerth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/bangerth/32/52_2.png) [@bangerth](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/bangerth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/14 "2020-07-27T17:57:44Z")
Poulami, Docker was only invented in 2013, so I strongly suspect that it isn’t available in Ubuntu 14.04. I think this is only one of at least half a dozen reasons I would really suggest upgrading your system. Best W. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/15 "2020-07-28T08:15:36Z")
I am trying to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04. But the software updater icon is not working. So I have tried to re-install update-manager using the command “sudo apt-get install --reinstall update-manager”. I am getting the following errors. ![Screenshot from 2020-07-28 13:37:53](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/geodynamics/original/1X/e96035f245ce7ed715a6a38cf4a954b7a23e6ec2.png) How can I upgrade? Thanks Poulami ---
**Author:** ![bangerth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/bangerth/32/52_2.png) [@bangerth](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/bangerth)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/16 "2020-07-29T03:33:34Z")
Poulami, this isn’t the right forum. We know how to install/use/develop ASPECT, but we really don’t know anything definitive about how to upgrade Ubuntu. You need to ask that question somewhere else. As a side note: I don’t know whether Ubuntu 16.04 is even still supported. You might want to just go to 20.04 by way of creating a backup of the machine, and installing from scratch. But I don’t feel like I can suggest that you do that because (i) I don’t know whether 20.04 even runs on your machine, and (ii) there is of course always a risk with completely re-installing a machine. You’ll have to figure this one out yourself, I’m afraid. Best W. ---
**Author:** ![Poulami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/poulami/32/2574_2.png) [@Poulami](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/Poulami)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/about-the-aspect-category/45/17 "2020-07-29T07:47:03Z")
Wolfgang, Thanks for your suggestion. Poulami