Mathematica info¶

Using Mathematica on the cluster takes a few initial steps because Mathematica requires certain fonts to be installed in the local machine. The instructions below apply for Linux (doing this on Windows might be more difficult):

• Create a new folder on the local machine, e.g. "mkdir some/path/Wolfram"
• Download the required fonts from the cluster (e.g. Pleione): "scp -r user @ pleione.utu.fi:/home/opt/Wolfram/Mathematica/7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts some/path/Wolfram"
• The X Window System needs to be told where to find the fonts: "xset +fp some/path/Wolfram/Fonts/Type1"
• Finally update X settings: "xset fp rehash"

After the fonts are installed on the local machine you can now run Mathematica remotely on the cluster. Below are some helpful commands:

• The Mathematica module can be loaded by typing "module load mathematica-7.0.1"
• "module avail" shows you all the available software
• GUI version of Mathematica can be launched with the command "mathematica"
• One can also run Mathematica in the command line mode with the command "math"