Installing Wolfram
1. On the Products & Services tab in your Wolfram Account, select Wolfram (Note that as of Version 14.1, Mathematica, Wolfram One, Wolfram Alpha Notebook Edition and Finance Platform are accessed through Wolfram).
2. Under Access ► Desktop, click Download. This downloads the Download Manager, which combines the Wolfram core product and documentation installers.
3. Quit any previous installations of Wolfram that are running on your machine.
4. Start the Wolfram Download Manager executable and follow its instructions. The download manager confirms when the process is complete.
5. Click "Launch" to install documentation.
6. Wait for the installation to complete.
7. The Wolfram setup dialog opens next. Click Next to begin the installation process.
8. Click Next to install Wolfram to the default directory.
9. Click Next to include wolframscript with your installation.
If you prefer not to install wolframscript, select “Choose components to install” from the drop-down menu and uncheck the box next to wolframscript; click Next to continue.
10. The installer adds Wolfram shortcuts to the Windows Start Menu in the Wolfram 14.1 folder. To make the shortcuts appear in a different folder, click Browse and select a directory. If you prefer not to make a shortcut in the Start Menu, check the box next to “Don’t create a Start Menu folder”. Click Next to continue the installation.
11. The Remove Other Applications window only appears if there are older versions installed on the computer. Version 14.1 is the first version of Wolfram, so there will not be any old versions available to uninstall from here. Old versions of Mathematica, etc. will not show up here, since they are treated as separate products.
12. The configuration of Wolfram installation is finished. Click Install.
13. When the installation process completes, click Finish to launch Wolfram.
14. The installation is now complete. Next, activate a product to use it.
15. Quit any previous installations of Wolfram that are running on your machine.
16. If you have a previous version of Wolfram installed in your Applications folder that you want to keep, rename it. Note that Version 14.1 is the first version of Wolfram, and it will not replace older versions of Mathematica, etc.
17. Double-click the downloaded dmg file to start the download manager and follow its instructions. The download manager confirms when the process is complete.
18. Click "Launch" to install Wolfram documentation.
20. Click Install to install the documentation in the default location.
21. Wait for the installation to complete.
22. Click Close to finish installing the documentation.
23. The Wolfram Installer window opens next. Drag the Wolfram icon to the Applications folder icon.
24. Wait for the installation to complete.
25. Wolfram is now installed in your Applications folder. Next, activate a product to use it.
Running the Installer from a Downloaded Script
1. Quit any previous installations of Wolfram that are running on your machine.
2. Open a terminal and change the directory to where the Wolfram+Documentation installer is located. For example, if the installer is located on your desktop, run:
cd Desktop
3. Installing Wolfram and the corresponding documentation in their respective default locations, usr/local/Wolfram/Wolfram/14.1 and usr/share/Wolfram/Documentation/14.1, requires administrative privileges.
sudo bash Wolfram_14.1.0_BNDL_LIN.sh
Enter the installation directory, or press ENTER
to select /usr/local/Wolfram/Wolfram/14.1:
4. Press Enter to install Wolfram to the default directory. The installer will then prompt you to choose where you want to place the executables.
Type the directory path in which Wolfram script(s)
will be created, or press ENTER to select
/usr/local/bin:
5. Press Enter to place them in the default directory.
(1) Overwrite
(2) Rename
(3) Cancel
Type your selection, or press ENTER to select (1):
6. Press Enter to overwrite the previous installation.
WolframScript allows Wolfram Language code to be run from the command line and from self-executing script files. It is always available from /usr/local/Wolfram/Wolfram/14.1/Executables/wolframscript. WolframScript system integration makes the wolframscript binary accessible from any terminal, and allows .wls script files to be executed by double-clicking them in the file manager.
Install WolframScript system integration? (y/n)
7. To install wolframscript, type y; otherwise, type n.
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Wolfram Language 14.1 Documentation 14.1 Installer
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Copyright (c) 1988-2024 Wolfram Research, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING: Wolfram Language 14.1 Documentation is protected by copyright
law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution
may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to
the maximum extent possible under law.
All users of this computer will be able to use this software.
Y
Now installing...
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8. Wait for the Documentation Installer to finish. Next, activate a product to use it.
Running the Installer from a DVD or USB drive
1. Quit any previous installations of Wolfram that are running on your machine.
2. Mount the DVD or USB and change the directory to the mount point. Then change the directory to /home/<username>/Wolfram/Unix/Installer/WolframInstaller.
3. Open a terminal and change the directory to where the Wolfram+Documentation installer is located. For example, if the installer is located on your desktop, run:
cd Desktop
4. Installing Wolfram and the corresponding documentation in their respective default locations, usr/local/Wolfram/Wolfram/14.1 and usr/share/Wolfram/Documentation/14.1, requires administrative privileges.
sudo bash Wolfram_14.1.0_BNDL_LIN.sh
Enter the installation directory, or press ENTER
to select /usr/local/Wolfram/Wolfram/14.1:
5. Press Enter to install Wolfram to the default directory. The installer will then prompt you to choose where you want to place the executables.
Type the directory path in which Wolfram script(s)
will be created, or press ENTER to select
/usr/local/bin:
6. Press Enter to place them in the default directory.
(1) Overwrite
(2) Rename
(3) Cancel
Type your selection, or press ENTER to select (1):
7. Press Enter to overwrite the previous installation.
WolframScript allows Wolfram Language code to be run from the command line and from self-executing script files. It is always available from /usr/local/Wolfram/Wolfram/14.1/Executables/wolframscript. WolframScript system integration makes the wolframscript binary accessible from any terminal, and allows .wls script files to be executed by double-clicking them in the file manager.
Install WolframScript system integration? (y/n)
8. To install wolframscript, type y; otherwise, type n.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Wolfram Language 14.1 Documentation 14.1 Installer
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright (c) 1988-2024 Wolfram Research, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING: Wolfram Language 14.1 Documentation is protected by copyright
law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution
may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to
the maximum extent possible under law.
All users of this computer will be able to use this software.
Y
Now installing...
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9. Wait for the Documentation Installer to finish. Next, activate a product to use it.
Windows
/dir="C:\
path
\
here
"
| specify the installation directory |
DisableShellVerbs
|
disable file associations for .m, .nb, .nbp, etc. (enabled by default)
|
/group="
start menu folder name"
| specify the start menu folder name |
/noicons
| disable creation of start menu folder and shortcuts |
/norestart
|
do not restart the system, even if necessary
|
/restartexitcode=
code
| specify the installer exit code to return if restart is necessary |
/silent
| force an automatic installation and suppress installation windows |
/suppressmsgboxes
|
suppress installer message boxes (only effective when used in conjuction with
/silent
)
|
/verysilent
| suppress main installer window |
Creating a Script That Performs a Silent Wolfram Installation:
1. Follow the instructions in the first part of "Installing Wolfram from a File Server" to copy the installer files to a file server.
2. Copy your mathpass file to the same directory on the file server as the installer files.
3. Open Notepad (Start Menu ▶ Programs ▶ Accessories ▶ Notepad) and type the following lines into a new file.
@echo off
echo Installing Wolfram...
\\server\math\setup.exe /silent /suppressmsgboxes /log="C:\Windows\Temp\install.log"
echo Creating password file...
copy \\server\math\mathpass "C:\Directory\Name"
echo Wolfram installation complete.
4. Change all instances of \\server\math to the pathname of the network share where the Wolfram installation files and mathpass file were copied.
5. Change "C:\Directory\Name" to the directory listed here for your version of Windows. Be sure to enclose the name of the directory in quotes.
Windows 10/11—"C:\ProgramData\Wolfram\Licensing"
Note: These directories are the values of $BaseDirectory for different versions of Windows, plus \Licensing. See "Configuration Files" for further information.
6. To save the file, choose File ▶ Save. Save the file in the same directory as Wolfram installation files. Type the file name install.bat and choose All Files from the Save as type popup menu. Click Save, then quit Notepad.
Performing a Silent Wolfram Installation:
1. On the client, open a Command Prompt window, type the pathname of the install.bat file, and press Enter. For example, if the network share is called \\server\math, type:
The following messages are displayed.
2. The installation is now complete. If you see any messages other than those printed here, check the file C:\Windows\Temp\install.log on the client machine for further information.
Linux
| -auto | force the installation to proceed automatically without prompting the user for any information |
-createdir=
value
| specify whether or not to create the directories specified by the options -targetdir and -execdir |
-execdir=
dir
| specify the path to be used for the symbolic links to the executable scripts |
-help
| display information about the installer options |
-method=
type
| define the type of installation you would like to perform |
-overwrite=
value
| specify whether the installer should overwrite any files that already exist in the target directory |
-platforms=
value
| specify the system ID of the Linux platform or platforms for which you want to do the installation |
-selinux=
value
| specify whether the installer should attempt to modify the security context of any included libraries so that it will function properly |
-silent
|
force an automatic installation (equivalent to the
-auto
option)
|
-targetdir=
dir
| specify the installation directory |
-verbose
| display detailed information about the files and directories being installed |
Note: Default values are used for any options that are not specified explicitly on the command line.