Gurobi Installation on Linux Server (Academic License)

Sep 27, 2024149

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To apply for an academic license for Gurobi, use the application channel provided by the Gurobi China team at http://www.gurobi.cn/NewsView1.Asp?id=4. Download the software from the official Gurobi website: https://www.gurobi.com/downloads/. Assuming the installation directory is /home/your_username/software, copy the installation file there and run the command to extract it: ```bash tar -xvfz /home/your_username/software/gurobi11.0.3_linux64.tar.gz ``` Next, navigate to the bin directory and activate the academic license using your key: ```bash grbgetkey d88xxxxxxxxxc ``` Store the key in /home/your_username/software/gurobi_licence and configure environment variables by adding the following lines to the end of your ~/.bashrc file: ```bash export GUROBI_HOME="/home/your_username/software/gurobi1103/linux64" export PATH="${PATH}:${GUROBI_HOME}/bin" export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${GUROBI_HOME}/lib" export GRB_LICENSE_FILE="/home/your_username/software/gurobi_licence/gurobi.lic" ``` After saving and exiting, run `source ~/.bashrc` to apply the changes. To verify the installation, run the command `gurobi_cl`. If successful, you will see a confirmation message indicating the license file being used.

Academic License Application#

Apply through the IP-free certification license application channel provided by the Gurobi China team.
http://www.gurobi.cn/NewsView1.Asp?id=4

Software Download#

Download from the Gurobi official website https://www.gurobi.com/downloads/

Installation#

Assuming the installation directory is /home/your_username/software
Copy the installation file to this directory, then run the extraction command

tar -xvfz /home/your_username/software/gurobi11.0.3_linux64.tar.gz

Then enter the /home/your_username/software/gurobi1103/linux64/bin directory, activate the academic license, and save the key file.

grbgetkey d88xxxxxxxxxc

Assuming the key storage directory is /home/your_username/software/gurobi_licence
Then configure the environment variables. Open the ~/.bashrc file and add the environment variables at the end of the file

# >>> gurobi >>>
export GUROBI_HOME="/home/your_username/software/gurobi1103/linux64"
export PATH="${PATH}:${GUROBI_HOME}/bin"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${GUROBI_HOME}/lib"

export GRB_LICENSE_FILE="/home/your_username/software/gurobi_licence/gurobi.lic"
# <<< gurobi <<<

After saving and exiting, run source ~/.bashrc to take effect.

To verify, enter the command

gurobi_cl

If the output is as follows, it proves that the activation is complete.

Set parameter LogFile to value "gurobi.log"
Using license file /home/your_username/software/gurobi_licence/gurobi.lic

Usage: gurobi_cl [--command]* [param=value]* filename
Type 'gurobi_cl --help' for more information.