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The latest version of MSC.Nastran that currently supports Linux is version 2024.2. The installation instructions are fairly straightforward: first, install the license server, then install the main program, and finally set up the license server. In practice, however, there are several common pitfalls that need to be taken into consideration.

1. Install the MSC License Server

Enter the folder where the program is located and run the license server installation file. By default, the graphical installation interface will launch, showing a message that Ubuntu is not supported. Here, the text-based installation interface is accessed using --mode console.

Recently, due to development needs, I needed to test and verify the application being developed on the macOS platform. Unfortunately, I don’t have a Mac, and my budget is tight. So I considered installing a macOS virtual machine on my workstation at work to solve the urgent problem.

I had previously tried installing it through VirtualBox, but it ended in failure. Later, I read that some experts had installed macOS via Docker¹², so I decided to give it a try.

The original workstation was changed to Ubuntu 24.04, and I usually need to connect to the workstation directly through my Windows office laptop. At first, I connected to the wireless network, but the upload and download data was too slow. Later, I used a wired network card to bridge, but sometimes the data was not transmitted through the wired network card but through the wireless network card. Disabling the laptop’s wireless network card and being unable to go online for work is not a good solution.