How to install dolfinx on my virtual environment of my pycharm project

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when I first create this pycharm project, I choose this as my set up environment(the project location is /home/a/Desktop/FluidSIX/FluidSIX)

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after I create a first python file, I choose the python interpreter as
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then how to install the dolfinx?I have installed dolfinx by using sudo apt install fenicsx on my ubuntu terminal, but after I open this new project, the import still has errors, and I don’t know how to install dolfinx on the virtual environment

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If you use apt for installation, you should use the system Python, not a additional virtual env.

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You can try what I did: after installing fenicsx to the system python via apt,
create your project’s virtual environment with the --system-site-packages option to reference the system packages:

python3 -m venv venv312 --system-site-packages

Now you use dolfinx from within the venv and install additional packages (pyvista, etc.) into it if you wish to avoid mucking around further with the system environment.

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In my experience, the first step is to enable WSL, then install Ubuntu. After creating an account and exiting, move Ubuntu to the desired drive, and then open Ubuntu to install FEniCS. I did not use Docker; I installed it directly.
After that, you can open PyCharm and connect to the installed FEniCS via WSL. Note that before actually using it, you need to activate FEniCS.