- Mount the CD. For information on mounting a CD, see Mounting a CD on Unix and Linux in the Appendix.
Note: This step may not be required on some Linux and Unix platforms, as some operating systems automatically handle mounting.
- Change directory to /cdrom/Unix/Installer. Note that the exact location of the CD mount point might be different for your platform.
cd /
cdrom
/Unix/Installer
- Run the installer.
./MathInstaller
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Mathematica 5.1 Installer
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Copyright (c) 2004 Wolfram Research, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING: Mathematica 5.1 is protected by copyright law and international
treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution may result in severe civil
and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible
under law.
- You are asked to select the platforms for which you are doing the installation. Select one or more of the available options and press
to continue.
For which of the following platforms would you like to install
Mathematica?
Type your selection (multiple choices can be separated with spaces), or press
ENTER to select (1):
- You can do either a full or a minimal installation. Select one of the two options and press to continue.
The following installation methods are available:
(1) Full
(2) Minimal
Type your selection, or press ENTER to select (1):
- The installer prompts you to specify the directory in which Mathematica should be installed. The default location is /usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/5.1. Press to accept the default, or type in a new location and then press .
Enter the installation directory, or press ENTER to select
/usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/5.1:
Note: If you specify a directory that does not exist, the installer will give you the option of creating the directory. If a copy of Mathematica already exists in the directory you specify, the installer will inform you before overwriting the files.
- Once you have answered all the questions, the installer begins copying files from the CD to the directory you specified. The progress is indicated by a progress bar on the screen.
Now installing...
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- You are asked for the location in which to copy the executable scripts. You should choose a directory that is present on each user's PATH. The scripts are also installed in the Executables subdirectory of the Mathematica installation directory. Type a location or accept the default and press .
Type the directory path in which the Mathematica scripts will be created,
or press ENTER to select /usr/local/bin:
Note: The installer checks to see if any other Mathematica scripts exist in the specified directory. If they do, you are given the chance to rename the scripts.
- You are given several options for configuring the password. Type 2 and press to run Mathematica using a network license.
Please choose how you want to configure the password for Mathematica 5.1.
(1) Single machine
Install a password specific to this machine. Mathematica will launch
and you can enter your password.
(2) Network license
Obtain a license from a MathLM license server on your network each time
Mathematica is launched.
(3) Enter license information later
Input your password and register when you start Mathematica.
Type your selection, or press ENTER to select (1):2
- Type the hostname of the server running MathLM, as given by the hostname command. In some cases, this includes the domain name. Or, enter the IP address of the MathLM server. Press to continue.
Enter the hostname of the machine on which your MathLM license manager
is running:
Note: The installer does not attempt to verify the server name you type in. If you prefer, you may type any arbitrary text here and press
. This creates the
mathpass file with an invalid password entry. You may then edit the
mathpass file manually to add a correct password later. More information on the
mathpass file is given in
Registration and Passwords in the Introduction.
- The installer creates the mathpass file and displays its location. The installation is now complete.
Configuring Network Password...
Adding password file entry to /usr/share/Mathematica/Licensing/mathpass.
See the Mathematica Products System Administration Guide if you need to set
up a sitewide password file.
Installation complete.
