On Linux, the pyadditive server is not launched if Ansys is not installed on the default path

[jmayo-ansys]

🔍 Before submitting the issue

• I have searched among the existing issues
• I am using a Python virtual environment

🐞 Description of the bug

If the Ansys software is not installed on the default path provided by the installer, Pyadditive fails to launch the server providing the error "Install directory could not be found".

local_server.py only checks for the install in the default directory, shown below:

Current work around is to create a symlink in the default installation directory that points to where the user has Ansys installed.

📝 Steps to reproduce

1. Install Ansys on a path different than the default directory.
2. Attempt to launch a Pyadditive server
3. "Installation cannot be found error" will be raised.

💻 Which operating system are you using?

Linux

📀 Which ANSYS version are you using?

v242

🐍 Which Python version are you using?

3.10

📦 Installed packages

2to3==1.0
ansys-additive-core==0.17.2
ansys-api-additive==1.4.1
ansys-api-fluent==0.3.22
ansys-api-platform-instancemanagement==1.0.0
ansys-fluent-core==0.20.dev5
ansys-hpcservices-file-management-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-file-transfer-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-global-permission-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-hardware-configuration-clusters-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-hardware-configuration-endpoints-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-hardware-configuration-queues-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-hardware-configuration-storages-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-job-management-jobs-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-job-management-logs-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-job-management-templates-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-service-management-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-hpcservices-user-management-v1==23.1.2311.26
ansys-platform-instancemanagement==1.1.2
ansys-pythonnet==3.1.0rc0
ansys-units==0.3.1
attrs==23.2.0
beartype==0.17.2
bleach==6.1.0
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cachetools==5.3.3
certifi==2024.2.2
cffi==1.16.0
charset-normalizer==3.3.2
clr-loader==0.2.6
contourpy==1.2.0
cycler==0.12.1
dill==0.3.8
distro==1.9.0
docker==7.0.0
exceptiongroup==1.2.0
execnet==2.0.2
future==0.18.0
google-api-core==2.17.1
google-api-python-client==2.122.0
google-auth==2.28.2
google-auth-httplib2==0.2.0
googleapis-common-protos==1.63.0
grpcio==1.62.1
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wxPython==4.1.1
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