Trouble with mathematica install

[ppnl]

I'm having problems installing Mathematica. I used:

'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wolfram-engine'

It seemed to work well. But the license screen come up with the little <ok> at the bottom. I could not click on it or find a way past it. I eventually had to close out of it.

Reading other messages here I think I was suppose to Tab to it. Is that correct?

Anyway I tried again with the same command line and it errored out with:

"E: dpkg was interupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem"

I ran the command as typed and it seemed to run install more. But still no mathematica. I feel like I'm just digging myself in deeper.

Is there any way to start over?

[AndyD]

You could try uninstalling Mathematica and starting again. Try

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sudo apt-get purge wolfram-engine

This should uninstall Mathematica and remove any configuration files. Then re-install it using

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wolfram-engine

Hopefully this will get the license screen back.

[algorithm]

the license screen come up with the little <ok> at the bottom. I could not click on it

It's in the text terminal, your mouse is no good there. Just press Enter (or indeed: maybe Tab first to give it focus).

[ppnl]

Thanks guys that almost worked. It installed the Wolfram engine but did not install the Mathematica part. The good news is I can still do math. I presume the problem is with the java that Mathematica seems to need on the Raspberry.

Anyway I ordered another sd card so I may just start over.

[ppnl]

Wait it gets better. I did a "/usr/bin/mathematica and it started up. I guess it is just in the wrong place? I dunno Linux is weird.

Anyway thanks for the help.

[AndyD]

Wait it gets better. I did a "/usr/bin/mathematica and it started up. I guess it is just in the wrong place?...

No, that is probably the right location. It is possible that the menu entries weren't created. Glad to hear you got is going!

[Bill SR]

I am also having problems with the installation. It seems to download OK but during the installation process it hangs up while doing something like " setting trigger's .. I looked at the installed files and the execute script runs showing the icon, loads some things but can't seem to find other things. Before I purge and re-install is there anything else that I should do?

Bill

[Bill SR]

Reinstall fixed it but not after having to learn about dpkg.. The original install was apparently interrupted and purge would not work until dpkg was continued using sudo dpkg --configure -a. After the dpkg finished, I could run purge and then reinstall. More than I wanted to know to know but it but it worked.
Bill