Problem betwen Mathematica 5.0 and Linux

A typical problem betwen mathematica 5.0 and Linux is possible if you have fonts error message at the startup of the program. The principal solution is :

• I recommend that first you uninstall your mathematica software.
• For installation of Mathematica, put your mahtematica 5.0 CD, and type as root : mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom. With this command you mount the cdrom in the /cdrom directory.
• Go to the /cdrom directory and search Mathinstaller command, and run ./Mathinstaller
• After Installation, NOT RUN mathematica, go first to the /usr/local/bin and edit the files mathematica and Mathematica
• Put in both files in the line number 9 aprox. : LANG = C ; export LANG ;
• Ready, now you can run mathematica command (or Matheatica) as normal user.

So,  this is all.

For more question go to the Mathematica oficial web-page.

This problem is typical for GNU/Linux system in language different to english.

JP.