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How to get a functioning FeniCS + matplot lib?

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Dear All,
I'm currently trying to evaluate the use of FeniCS for a series of projects. However getting a functioning stack up and running which can execute all the example problems is surprisingly slow going.

Currently, I am attempting to make the following setup work:
Anaconda + FeniCS (2016.2.0) on Linux. Issues are as follows:
-Anaconda FeniCS + matplotlib conflict for dependencies
-messages such as: "*** Warning: Plotting backend set to 'none'. Plotting disabled."*

With this in mind suggestions of the following type is very welcome:
-Suggestion for how to resolve the above
-Suggestion for an alternative path to get: FeniCS + complete Scipy/numpy/pandas stack, matplotlib, Linux to work out

:)

asked Apr 15, 2017 by CFE FEniCS Novice (130 points)

1 Answer

+1 vote

Try:
conda config --add channels conda-forge
conda install -y fenics=2016.2

This is what we use in jupyter notebooks

answered Apr 15, 2017 by chris_richardson FEniCS Expert (31,740 points)

Hi Chris,

Thank you for the help - now I at least have a functioning installation using Jupyter. The Fenics installation, however, broke anaconda (navigator + a few other things) but I can make this work for testing/evaluation purposes as it is an isolated installation.

Thanks a lot for the fast reply :)

commented Apr 16, 2017 by CFE FEniCS Novice (130 points)
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