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Help in installing Mathematica in different operating systems, and in varied conditions.

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How do I determine the Mathematica version without starting the Kernel?

For the Mathematica IntelliJ Plugin, I need to validate if a chosen directory is indeed a Mathematica installation and want to extract its version. The structure of the Mathematica installation is not ...
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Is it possible to run Mathematica on an HPC cluster with Torque?

I'm installing Wolfram gridMathematica for use in a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster which uses TORQUE Resource Manager for scheduling. Mathematica seems to support PBS pro; has anyone had ...
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Installing Wolfram engine without sudo?

Is it possible to install the free Wolfram Engine https://www.wolfram.com/engine/ on Ubuntu without sudo permission? I can install Mathematica on Ubuntu without sudo permision, but I don't know how ...
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Wolfram Script Console Doesn't Close Automatically on Windows

I'm not exactly sure how Wolfram Scripts are supposed to work. So I wrote a simple one to configure MaTeX for me so that all I have to do is double click it on a system where I've installed ...
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Why does Length[Names["System`*"]] give different values on Windows and Linux?

I was just curious about this. Length[Names["System`*"]] Gives slightly different value on Linux and Windows 10. I was wondering why that is as I have ...
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Suddenly mathematica is very slow when screen is calibrated on windows

I installed V 10.0.2 64-bit when it was released. Since then it worked, except for the bugs. I used it earlier today, no problems. However this evening, opening Mathematica lasted a very long time of "...
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How to change registered name, organization and activation key?

I have uninstalled mathematica and installed the version provided by my university. However, when I open the software I cannot get rid of the old parameters (license, organization and registered name)....
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Bug list for Mathematica releases

Is there a list of confirmed bugs in various Mathematica releases and in which release these bugs were corrected? E.g. 10 - 10.3 were quite buggy (at least for my purpose), 10.4.1 corrected quite some ...
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Workbench Installation Issue on Windows 8.1

Has something changed between Windows 7 64 bit and Windows 8.1 64 bit with respect to installing the Workbench to avoid the "An internal error occurred during: "FrontEnd Job::Open Notebook" issue? ...
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Mathematica 13 not working in Windows Virtual Desktop ("requires Desktop Experience")

Anyone know how to get Mathematica 13 working in Windows Virtual Desktop? I get "This application requires the Desktop Experience for Windows Server to be installed." It's certainly not a ...
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Wolfram Workbench Installation Stagnation and Should I Divert to IntelliJ IDE?

My computer is a Win 10 with MMA 12.3, Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (2022-03) and JDK 8. My Eclipse works well developing Java programs, and I learned from the Official Workbench product page that ...
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Problem in installing Matex

I am using Mathematica 12.0, and I want to install Matex. According to this page https://github.com/szhorvat/MaTeX only writing the code ...
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Uninstall one of few Mathematica versions on Linux

I currently have Mathematica 11.3 and 12.0 installed on Ubuntu 20.04. I just downloaded Mathematica 12.1.1 and would like to remove 12.0 and install 12.1.1, while still keeping 11.3. The instructions ...
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System Information on 12.3 crashes Mathematica?

After installing MMa 12.3 on Windows I did the following: Help About Mathematica ( Click on ) System Information That crashed MMa. I did the same on MMa 12.2 ...
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stuck at "Initializing internal preferences…"

When I run Mathematica for the first time, it get stuck at the splash screen saying "Initializing internal preferences…" It's doing something, as my CPU ...
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Difference between versions of WolframScript

On my computer (Windows 10) I currently have installed 4 instances of wolframscript.exe. They represent different versions of WolframScript program and each file is ...
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Using Mathematica notebooks with no local back end

My laptop is a Windows 10 Asus netbook with very little (32GB) storage space. I currently use an Ubuntu 18.04 computer for Mathematica, but I would like to be able to use it on my netbook instead. (I ...
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Wrong number of CUDA cores shown (GTX1070)

I installed the CUDA toolkit by directly obeying to the WRI instructions and use MMA 11.1.1.0 as well as the paclet version 10.5.0. While CUDA's deviceQuery sample ...
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Difficult R installation

In RLink and R v3.0.1?, there is an update which say that the problem of the lack of compatibility between the expected version and the last version of R has been settled for version 10.0.1 of ...
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MathLink error msg: Libraries are not installed or outdated

I installed Mathematica 10.2.0.0, Excel 2013 32-bit, and MLink for Excel 3.6.0. In Excel, I added Mathematica Link in Add-Ins, and included the C:\ProgramData\Mathematica\ folder as a Trusted Location....
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What to do with Extras.pkg when installing multiple versions of Mathematica?

When installing Mathematica, there is a Extras.pkg part that one can install. What does it contain? When installing multiple versions of Mathematica, do I need to ...
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$HOME/.Wolfram Directory on Linux

Simply asking since I have not been able to find an answer anywhere else. How can I move the directory $HOME/.Wolfram, I have not been able to find any ...
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Missing Dependencies for Python

I have some python code that I'd like to try to use in my Mathematica notebook. I have tried following the setup guide but I have run into some trouble (Mac). The Mathematica setup documentation says ...
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Wolfram Engine for Developers activation/licensing issues

After getting my account I successfully installed the Windows version on Windows 10 and the linux version on Kubuntu 20.04 on a multiboot laptop. However when I tried to install the linux version on ...
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RemoteConnect yields missing library error

Problem: In Linux, I recently upgraded from Wolfram Desktop 12.0 to Wolfram Desktop 12.1. When I attempt to use SSH functionality ...
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How to install only Wolfram Kernel and register to a MathLM Server?

I have access to a MathLM server and the Mathematica 11.3 install files. Is there a command line option for the install that will only install the Wolfram Kernel and not the Mathematica front-end? ...
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No File > Install menu entry in v11?

In Mathematica 11.0.1 for Raspberry pi, there is no File > Install menu entry. Can you confirm this for other platforms (Windows, Mac, unix) ? If so, how to install a Mathematica application, so ...
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How can I retain an old version of wolframscript during an upgrade?

During the process of upgrading Mathematica to a newer version, we are presented with the choice of retaining or uninstalling an older version. But it seems that this choice does not extend to ...
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What's the difference between "Mathematica Home Edition" and "Mathematica Personal Use"?

I purchased a Home Edition of Mathematica, which I understand is only available for personal use. But when I try to download it, I get two different options for the "Home Edition" and "...
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Installation Problem

I am I was running Mathematica 13 and Mathematica 6 on a Windows 10 Pro desktop. Just recently I deleted Mathematica Player in an effort to save space on my C: drive. So now when I try to open a ...
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Remove or Uninstall a package

strangely enough, I cannot find on the internet (nor the documentation of Mathematica) the proper information on how to remove an installed package. I installed GTPack, an amazing tool for doing group ...
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Getting kernel crashes at startup and with any attempt at evaluation

I just installed Mathematica. Everything worked fine and I am able to open a notebook, but when I try to calculate simple things (e.g., calculating the sum of 2 + 2) it says "running" for a few ...
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How to uninstall Wolfram CDF Player on Linux?

I have version 11 and I need the space for something else. It would have been easier to do if a deb package was available for it, since you can uninstall software installed in such a way by starting ...
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How do I uninstall an old version of Mathematica?

My SSD is getting full, and while trying to clean it up, I found one of the largest things on here is an installation of Mathematica 10.3. As this is an outdated version, I would like to remove it, ...
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math and mathematica not working in Debian command line

I am asking this question because I can't find solution anywhere. On the Mathematica website it says to start Mathematica type mathematica and to start the kernel ...
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