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Questions tagged [linux]

Tag used to mark questions that specifically target Linux related aspects of Mathematica usage. This includes, but is not restricted to, its file system, installation issues, fonts, and running external programs.

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Mathematica9 linux version crash, how to fix it?

Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 kernel 3.2.0-35-generic Mathematica 9 linux version (x86_64) crashes with errors: X Error of failed request: BadGC (invalid GC parameter) Major opcode of failed request: 59 (X_SetClipRectangles) Resource id in failed…
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How to set icon for Mathematica in Ubuntu Linux?

I installed Mathematica 9 and 10 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04 with Unity. How to set icons for them? At the moment they show up as gray squares with a question mark in it on the dock.
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What does GLTest do and what are the consequences of it failing

Antialiasing has never worked with 3D graphics in Mathematica on my linux machine. The solutions listed in the related topic don't work in my case. System specs: Mathematica 10.0.2.0, Xubuntu 15.10, Nvidia GeForce GT 730. I went looking in the…
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How to initiate Mathematica by double-clicking .nb file in Linux (with gnome desktop environment)?

The user in which I installed the Mathematica is removed. There I could launch Mathematica by double-clicking its icon as well as any .nb file. Now that I'm in a new user, for some reason the Mathematica icon is not even in the Application menu and…
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Open file menu bug with ubuntu dark theme

I'm using Mathematica on a Ubuntu with a dark theme. When I click on the open file menu option, it shows up with a white background and white letters. I can only see something if the folder or file is clicked because it's highlighted (screenshot…
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Do not raise window on click - use system title bars and borders

I am using Mathematica in Linux (Manjaro and CentOS) with the XFCE desktop environment. Within XFCE, there is a setting that clicking within a window, or bringing it to focus, will not raise the window on top of other windows. There is however an…
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Mathematica on android phone

I would like to practice mathematica programming on an android phone. Is there a site I can consult that gives feedback on how to go about it and running speed?
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Question about using Mathematica on a Linux Server

New here so apologies if this has been asked and answered before. I have these Mathematica programs that run for a couple of weeks. We have a Linux server that has Mathematica on it. I tried connecting to this server via Putty etc. but the…
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How to terminate a background (nohup) Mathematica parallel process in terminal?

I'm running a Mathematica code on a remote computer in parallel, by using nohupcommand. It seems that there is a problem in the code and I need to stop it. Since it is working in background, Ctrl+c is not working to terminate it. using top command,…
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Mathematica windows animation on Linux

Mathematica 10.4 is being nasty to my tiling window manager (Awesome wm). It works perfectly in GNOME, but it won't open any new windows under Awesome. On GNOME, every time I open a new window, they appear with this funny transparency animation that…
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Mathematica 14 scaling issues on linux gnome wayland

System: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.3, gnome wayland desktop. Monitor 3840x2160 I recently installed Mathematica 14. I've had gnome-tweaks set to magnify fonts by a factor of 1.5. Unfortunately, that no longer has an effect on the MMA window with 14. …
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Directory in Downloads from Mathematica Install

I installed Mathematica on Linux (PopOs) and it runs perfectly, I was going through my harddrive and found a folder within Downloads, which is called Downloads/.19882 it is 4.5 Gb. Within it there's another one called Unix. Within there are a bunch…
Jorge Luis Gálvez Vallejo
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Ubuntu Opens New Session

So after reading this question it appears Mathematica can resume sessions essentially if you pass it the -sl option. Is there a way to make it act more like Windows and OSX and make this the default when clicking on the Mathematica icon in the…
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Use Linux files in Windows

I have a question regarding the function "Runprocess" and the architecture of Mathematica(probably). I would like to admit in advance that my knowledge is not solid enough in Mathematica, therefore, sorry for some unclarity in advance. The problem…
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