Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/partition/partitioner.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/partition/partitioner.m	(revision 3057)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/partition/partitioner.m	(revision 3058)
@@ -56,4 +56,8 @@
 	error(['partitioner error message: ''scotch'' partitioner not supported yet!']);
 
+elseif strcmpi(package,'linear'),
+
+	part=1:1:md.numberofgrids;
+
 elseif strcmpi(package,'metis'),