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Re: Mathematica



William T Wilson <fluffy@snurgle.org> writes:
> On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Nathan Smith wrote:
> 
> > lab.  We're going to need to have Mathematica on the computers in the lab,
> > and according to the Wolfram web page Mathematica will run on any ELF 
> > Linux system, but it's my understanding that Debian is not ELF but glibc6.
>
> This is not a problem.  ELF is a format for executables.  It does not have
> anything to do with the C library version.  It's sort of like Texaco
> selling fuel.  You need to use it in a gasoline engine (as opposed to
> Diesel for example), but it doesn't matter if you have a '99 Corvette or a
> '78 Pinto. :}

And just to bolster your confidence, I ran Mathematica just fine on my
Debian slink system for quite some time.

Gary


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