[DFTB-Plus-User] Running DFTB+ on Windows10

[Michael Kausch]

Dear DFTB+ users!

There is sometimes the question if it is possible to run the latest 
DFTB+ versions on Windows without compilation.
Since Windows10 this is easily possible via the new Windows Subsystem 
for Linux (WSL).
To install WSL on your computer see:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

Ubuntu Linux is a good choice to take.
After installation of WSL download the latest stable DFTB+ Linux 
executable (18.2). In Ubuntu-Bash type:

curl 
http://www.dftbplus.org/fileadmin/DFTBPLUS/public/dftbplus/18.2/dftbplus-18.2.x86_64-linux.tar.xz 
-o dftbplus.tar.xz

and unpack it:

tar -xvf dftbplus.tar.xz

You find the executable now in:

~/dftbplus-18.2.x86_64-linux/bin/dftb+

That's it.

Programs like MoCalc2012 (https://sourceforge.net/projects/mocalc2012/) 
help by running the program and evaluating the results on the Windows 
side of the computer.

Best regards
Michael