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Mathematica Fonts Setup

Overview

Mathematica requires its own fonts in order to display content correctly. If you are running Mathematica remotely, using an X-server, you will need to install these fonts on your local machine and tell Mathematica where to find them.

Setup

Introduction

Mathematica fonts must be copied to your local X-Windows system (Cygwin, Xming, or Exceed on Windows, or a local X11 installation on *nix).

If you are running Windows with Xming, please proceed to Section I. If you do not have Xming installed, reference our Xming installation how-to.

If you are running Windows with Cygwin, please proceed to Section II. If you do not have Cygwin installed, reference our Cygwin installation how-to.

If you are running *nix with X11, and have root access, please proceed to Section III.

If you are running *nix with X11, and do not have root access, please proceed to Section IV.

Section I - Installing Mathematica Fonts in Xming

1. First you will need to download the following mathematica fonts zip: [.zip (5MB)].
2. Create the directory "C:\Program Files\Xming\fonts\Mathematica"
3. Untar the Archive to the directory you just created. You should now have the following two directories: "C:\Program Files\Xming\fonts\Mathematica\Type1" and
   "C:\Program Files\Xming\fonts\Mathematica\BDF".
4. Start Xming if it is not already running.
5. Log in to Hammer using your favorite SSH client, then run Mathematica using the following command:

   mXming.sh

Section II - Installing Mathematica Fonts in Cygwin

1. First you will need to download the following mathematica fonts archive: [.tgz (4.6MB)].
2. Untar the Archive to some directory. Start X windows (using the shortcut created in the last step of the Cygwin how-to), and issue the following commands using the xterm terminal window that opens:

   mkdir -p /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Mathematica mv mathematica-fonts.tgz /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Mathematica cd /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Mathematica tar -xzvf mathematica-fonts.tgz rm -f mathematica-fonts.tgz

3. Rebuild the fonts.dir files. Using the same terminal as in the previous step, issue the following commands:

   mkfontdir /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Mathematica/BDF mkfontdir /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Mathematica/Type1

4. Log in to Hammer and run Mathematica, telling Mathematica where to find the fonts:

   ssh -Y <username>@hammer.aset.psu.edu mCygwin.sh

Section III - Installing Mathematica Fonts in Linux (with root access)

1. First you will need to download the following mathematica fonts archive: [.tgz (4.6MB)].
2. Untar the Archive to some directory. Make sure X windows is running, and issue the following commands using your favorite terminal program, making sure you are logged in as an administrator:

   mkdir -p /usr/local/mathematica/fonts mv mathematica-fonts.tgz /usr/local/mathematica/fonts cd /usr/local/mathematica/fonts tar -xzvf mathematica-fonts.tgz rm -f mathematica-fonts.tgz

3. Rebuild the fonts.dir files. Using the same terminal as in the previous step, issue the following commands:

   mkfontdir /usr/local/mathematica/fonts/BDF mkfontdir /usr/local/mathematica/fonts/Type1

4. Log in to Hammer and run Mathematica, telling Mathematica where to find the fonts:

   ssh -Y <username>@hammer.aset.psu.edu mLinux.sh

Section IV - Installing Mathematica Fonts in Linux (as user - no root access)

1. First you will need to download the following mathematica fonts archive: [.tgz (4.6MB)].
2. Untar the Archive to some directory. Make sure X windows is running, and issue the following commands using your favorite terminal program:

   mkdir ~/mathfonts mv mathematica-fonts.tgz ~/mathfonts cd ~/mathfonts tar -xzvf mathematica-fonts.tgz rm -f mathematica-fonts.tgz

3. Rebuild the fonts.dir files. Using the same terminal as in the previous step, issue the following commands:

   mkfontdir ~/mathfonts/BDF mkfontdir ~/mathfonts/Type1

4. Log in to Hammer:

   ssh -Y <username>@hammer.aset.psu.edu

5. Generate a file to launch Mathematica and tell it where to find your fonts. Using your favorite text editor, create a new file (in this example, named mLinuxUser.sh) resembling the following with <home_dir> replaced with the full path to your home directory on your local (client) machine:

   #!/bin/sh xset fp+ /<home_dir>/mathfonts/Type1 xset fp+ /<home_dir>/mathfonts/BDF mathematica $@

6. Run Mathematica, telling it where your fonts are installed:

   sh mLinuxUser.sh

Documentation

Wolfram's documentation for making Mathematica fonts available for remote execution can be found here.

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