# Paraview error: Segmentation fault

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-segmentation-fault/14771
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 4, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-segmentation-fault/14771 "2024-06-04T21:39:34Z")
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### Author: ![Anuhya](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Anuhya](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Anuhya)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-segmentation-fault/14771/1 "2024-06-04T21:39:34Z")

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Hello,  
I have installed Paraview and can open it manually and it works fine. However, while trying to open it in wsl window I’m getting an error.

I tried the command paraFoam, paraFoam -touch later paraview& but I’m getting the same error.

 ![Screenshot 2024-06-04 233205](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6609c7c57fa990260286090499bb980c902c41b6.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-06-04 233235](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/424d4e765bc2578745d5f9f8bb86c795c02b19db.png)

I even tried the following commands to fix this issue but it didn’t work.  
sudo cp /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5 /opt/paraviewopenfoam510/mesa/lib/  
sudo strip --remove-section=.note.ABI-tag /opt/paraviewopenfoam510/mesa/lib/libQt5Core.so.5

One thing to add I have downloaded the paraview manually and I have 5.12.1 version, and have added it’s path in extended libraries list.

The command was working before the reinstallation of OpenFoam, I don’t understand why it’s giving this error now.

Hope to get some solution to this.  
Thank you in advance

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-segmentation-fault/14771/2 "2024-06-05T06:48:31Z")

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> [@I'm using WSL and paraFOAM does not work](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-wsl-and-parafoam-does-not-work/14772):
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> You may have followed the tutorial from [openfoam.org](http://openfoam.org), “OpenFOAM for Windows” This tutorial was not written nor is maintained by ParaView developpers or Kitware. Also paraFOAM is developed not maintained by ParaView developpers or Kitware. ParaView does not support WSL officially. If you want to use ParaView on Windows please do the following: Navigate to [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/) Download the last binary release (eg: ParaView-5.12.1-Windows-Python3.10-msvc2017-AMD64.msi) Install…

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### Author: ![Anuhya](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Anuhya](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Anuhya)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-segmentation-fault/14771/3 "2024-06-05T11:16:55Z")

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Thank you for the suggestion.

I have already installed the version 5.12.1 of paraview from the official website and it works good manually. The problem was with wsl and now it’s cleared for me.