1.1. System Prerequisites

Ansys, Inc. Release 2024 R2 products are supported on the Linux platforms and operating system levels listed in the following tables. Patches listed may be superseded by newer versions; see your vendor for the most current version. See the individual Platform Certification Specifics in this guide for more information on specific platform requirements. For up-to-date information on hardware platforms or operating systems that have been certified, go to the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

Table 1.1: Supported Linux Platforms

PlatformProcessorOperating SystemPlatform architecture (directory name)Availability
Linux x64EM64T/Opteron 64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 - 8.9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop 15 SP3 - SP5, Ubuntu LTS Desktop and Server 20.04 & 22.04, Rocky Linux 8.9 and 9.3linx64Download / USB

For detailed and current support information, see the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.


Supported Platforms for High Performance Computing  —  See the discussions on Configuring Distributed Ansys and Configuring Ansys CFX Parallel for detailed information on supported platforms for distributed computing.

Supported Products By Platform  —  For a complete list of products supported by each platform, see the Platform Support by Application PDF on the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

1.1.1. CAD Support

The following CAD and auxiliary programs are supported on the indicated products and platforms. Products are:

A = Mechanical APDL
W = Ansys Workbench
I = Ansys ICEM CFD (standalone and Ansys Workbench Readers)

Table 1.2: CAD Support by Platform

 Linux x64
CATIA 4.2.4A, I
CATIA V5 R2023W, I
CATIA V6 R2024.xW, I
Parasolid 35.1A, W, I
ACIS 2023A, W, I 1
NX 22065, 2212 5, 2306 5A, W, I
STEP AP203, AP214, AP 242 A, W, I
IGES 4.0, 5.2, 5.3A 2, W, I 3
GEMSI
RhinocerosI4

  1. For Ansys ICEM CFD standalone, ACIS 18.0.1 is the supported version for all platforms.

  2. MAPDL supports 5.1 by default, but 5.2 is also supported if the IOPTN command is used.

  3. IGES Versions 4.0, 5.2, and 5.3 are supported.

  4. Support limited to Rhinoceros 3 and earlier.

  5. Support limited to SuSE Linux Enterprise 15.