Install issue: Mathematica 9 on Ubuntu 13.10
I am trying to install Mathematica 9 on a Ubuntu 13.10 system. I had this working on my previous 13.04 version but now it breaks on when trying to unpack the sh archive:
$ sh Mathematica_9.0.0_LINUX.sh Mathematica Secured 9.0.0 for LINUX Installer Archive Verifying archive integrity. Extracting installer. . /home/stefan/Downloads/.3719 CRITICAL FAILURE: Fundamental Error Installer text not found. sudo sh . produces same error, the md5 hash checks out ok. Anybody encountered this problem, and more to the point, figured out what is wrong? I submitted a ticket to Wolfram support but no luck there so far. Thanks for any ideas to try.
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asked Feb 19, 2014 at 4:45
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$\begingroup$ Make sure there is no space in your directory name. $\endgroup$
Feb 19, 2014 at 5:19
$\begingroup$ Yes I tried making it executable (should’t make a difference and it didn’t). Yes ‘sh’ is the right shell for interpreting the archive. Sticking point now is that my activation code doesn’t work since the fingerprint of the machine is different after OS upgrade. $\endgroup$
Feb 19, 2014 at 5:20
$\begingroup$ @alephalpha as you can see there are no spaces in the directory I was working from. $\endgroup$
Feb 19, 2014 at 5:21
$\begingroup$ try renaming the .sh file to mma9.sh (something without dot and dash) and then run it. $\endgroup$
Feb 19, 2014 at 9:38
$\begingroup$ Ubuntu 15.10, Mathematica 10.0.2, still the same problem. SEngstrom’s trick (—keep) worked like a charm. A big thank you — saved a lot of grief. Other tricks, like mv’ing the file to another dir, renaming the file, did NOT work for me. Problem’s been around for a while.The installation script problem seems too difficult for the geniuses at Wolfram to fix. $\endgroup$