I have to install the Intel Fortran compiler for Linux to compile MCNPX on my computer running SuSE 9.1 I had already done it about 2 years ago and I can only remember the installation was painful because the installation procedure is sloppily documented. Basically it's not clear where the license file is in teh uncompressed archive and where to copy it to. In the following is the result of my attempted installation ... There is no file with extension ".lic" as described in the installation documantation. Moreover the environment variable INTEL_LICENSE_FILE is empty .. It does not point to anything ... Can anyone who is using this compiler suggest me where to go from here ? Thank you in adavance. MEM linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # ll total 82808 drwxrwxrwx 5 root root 504 2003-10-29 14:06 . drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 384 2004-09-02 10:40 .. -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 747996 2003-10-29 14:06 chklic.32 -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 2533816 2003-10-29 14:06 chklic.64 drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 328 2003-10-29 14:06 flexlm32 drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 328 2003-10-29 14:06 flexlm64 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 62864 2003-10-29 14:06 flex_ug.pdf -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 14021 2003-10-29 14:06 flicense -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 53624 2003-10-29 14:06 FortranReleaseNotes.htm -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 27140 2003-10-29 14:06 install.sh -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 15145217 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-eidb7-7.3.1-87.ia64.rpm -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 23141674 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-ifort8-8.0-40.i386.rpm -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 37203429 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-ifort8-8.0-42.ia64.rpm -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 5766612 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-iidb7-7.3.1-87.i386.rpm drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 128 2003-10-29 14:06 notes linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # cp flicense /opt/intel/licenses linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # ll /opt/intel/licenses total 16 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 72 2004-09-02 10:49 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 72 2004-09-02 10:48 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14021 2004-09-02 10:49 flicense linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # whomi bash: whomi: command not found linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # whoami root linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # ll total 82808 drwxrwxrwx 5 root root 504 2003-10-29 14:06 . drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 384 2004-09-02 10:40 .. -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 747996 2003-10-29 14:06 chklic.32 -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 2533816 2003-10-29 14:06 chklic.64 drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 328 2003-10-29 14:06 flexlm32 drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 328 2003-10-29 14:06 flexlm64 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 62864 2003-10-29 14:06 flex_ug.pdf -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 14021 2003-10-29 14:06 flicense -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 53624 2003-10-29 14:06 FortranReleaseNotes.htm -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 27140 2003-10-29 14:06 install.sh -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 15145217 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-eidb7-7.3.1-87.ia64.rpm -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 23141674 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-ifort8-8.0-40.i386.rpm -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 37203429 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-ifort8-8.0-42.ia64.rpm -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 5766612 2003-10-29 14:06 intel-iidb7-7.3.1-87.i386.rpm drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 128 2003-10-29 14:06 notes linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 # ./install.sh You're using machine type--i686, kernel--2.6.5-7, and glibc--2.3.3. This product is supported for use with the following combinations. Machine Type Kernel glibc 1. IA-32 2.4.x 2.2.4, or IA-32 2.4.x 2.2.5, or IA-32 2.4.x 2.3.2 2. Itanium(R)-based system 2.4.x 2.2.4, or Itanium(R)-based system 2.4.x 2.2.5, or Itanium(R)-based system 2.4.x 2.3.2 x. Exit For an unsupported install, select the platform most similar to yours. 1 A valid FLEXlm license is required to install this product, but none were found in $INTEL_LICENSE_FILE (.:/opt/intel/licenses:/opt/intel_fc_80/licenses). Where is a valid FLEXlm license for this product? Enter directory or file, or just 'Enter' to exit. /opt/intel/licenses A valid FLEXlm license is required to install this product, but none were found in $INTEL_LICENSE_FILE (/opt/intel/licenses:.:/opt/intel/licenses:/opt/intel_fc_80/licenses). Where is a valid FLEXlm license for this product? Enter directory or file, or just 'Enter' to exit. A valid FLEXlm license key for this product is needed before installation. Exiting... linux:/usr/local/l_fc_p_8.0.034 #