Mathematica 6 for Linux X error fix (on Ubuntu)zz

The first is to run Mathematica from a console prompt as follows

mathematica -defaultvisual

This allows you to see what you are doing but is a big ugly. Another workaroun

d is to install libqt4-core and libqt4-gui by doing

sudo apt-get install libqt4-core libqt4-gui

and then rename a couple of files in the Mathematica distribution as follows



sudo mv /usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/6.0/SystemFiles/Libraries/Linux/libQtCo

re.so.4 /usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/6.0/SystemFiles/Libraries/Linux/libQtCo

re.so.4.old

sudo mv /usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/6.0/SystemFiles/Libraries/Linux/libQtGu

i.so.4 /usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/6.0/SystemFiles/Libraries/Linux/libQtGui

.so.4.old

This fixes the problem but you may get two extra blank windows appear when you

run Mathematica. To fix this open up the Option Inspector in Mathematica as f

ollows:

Edit-> Preferences and click on Open Option Inspector

When in the Option Inspector click on Notebook Options and then Window Propert

ies and change the WindowFrame option from “Normal” to “Generic” then clic

k on Apply