Install FEniCS on Mac (Conda)

• Step 1: Installing Miniconda

  • Open terminal
  • IF DEFAULT SHELL IS NOT BASH, change shell to bash by running: chsh -s /bin/bash, Otherwise, skip this step
  • Download the installer by either:
    • Downloading the installer directly from https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py39_4.10.3-MacOSX-x86_64.sh and moving the downloaded file into your root directory
    • Running: curl -sL https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py39_4.10.3-MacOSX-x86_64.sh > Miniconda3-py39_4.10.3-MacOSX-x86_64.sh
    • Running: wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py39_4.10.3-MacOSX-x86_64.sh
  • Run: bash Miniconda3-py39_4.10.3-MacOSX-x86_64.sh
  • Follow the on screen instructions and accept everything as the default versions
  • Close and reopen terminal
  • Type the command: conda list to check that it installed correctly!

• Step 2: run following commands in terminal:

  • conda create -n fenics -c conda-forge fenics mshr
  • source activate fenics