Category: Configuration

1. download aastex.cls  and emulateapj.cls from the web and place  in /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/misc/

(you will probably need superuser privileges to do this [or sudo]).

2. type texconfig rehash.  This updates the paths where tex looks for files; eg the above.

3. that should be it! I got aastex to run on mirzam.

4. Note that /usr/share is NOT SHARED ACROSS OUR COMPUTERS, so the above needs to be done on any computer on which one wishes to use aastex. (A simpler workaround is to just put aastex.cls and emulateapj.cls in whatever directory the user has the .tex source file.)

(there are a variety of tools to find the latex default paths, etc. See the web, as I already forgot the many I had to use to figure out the above.)

(note that tex and latex files tend to be in (NONSHARED) /usr/share/texmf/.)

At the top of the .tex file, place one of the  commands:

\documentclass[12pt,preprint]{aastex} or
\documentclass[manuscript]{aastex}

which use the asatex.cls file to generate typewriter-like preprint or manuscript files; or 

\documentclass{emulateapj}

[This emulates apj format:  see http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~alexey/emulateapj/  ]

In either case, a useful command to put a comment on leading page is:
\slugcomment{Draft 2011 Aug 21 skeleton from Joel and  Andrew}
which is placed after abstract and keywords.

–Joel
 
					

Put in Mathematica 7 CD, ensuring that it appeared on the desktop.
Open a terminal window and cd to /media/Mathematica/Unix/Installer
Run ./MathInstaller.
(For some reason the Mathematica Installer won’t open unless you run it from the terminal)
Note, if it throws an error that says “/bin/sh: bad interpreter” point the shell directly at MathInstaller by typing:
/bin/bash ./MathInstaller

Choose default install directory:

/usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/7.0/

Allow selinux modification

Choose default script directory:

/usr/local/bin

For password configuration choose option (1):

(1) Single machine
Install a password specific to this machine. Mathematica will launch,
and you can enter your password.

This is what the Installer does upon selection of option (1).

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Configuring Single-Machine password…

Mathematica 7.0 for Linux x86 (32-bit)
Copyright 1988-2009 Wolfram Research, Inc.

You will need to get a password from your
license certificate or from Wolfram Research
(http://register.wolfram.com).
Machine name:   antigone.Physics.Carleton.edu
MathID: 7108-71426-20286

You will need a valid license ID and password in order
to proceed. Go to http://register.wolfram.com or
consult your Getting Started documentation.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Then, go to (http://register.wolfram.com) and type in the information the Installer gave you; Machine Name, MathID, and Carleton’s License (L3125-8812). The registration web page will ask for the name of the person registering, supply either Joel Weisberg or Nelson Christensen, but give Bruce’s email address (or your own email, just forward the forthcoming email to Bruce).
So it will look like:

Name: Joel Weisberg
Organization: Carleton College
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Email address: bduffy@carleton.edu

This will cause an email to be sent the email address you entered with the password needed to finish the installation.

Here are the contents of the email I received:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Version 7.0 password(s) were generated for license: L3125-8812

Here is the content for your mathpass file:

antigone.Physics.Carleton.edu
7108-71426-20286
L3125-8812
5157-617-135:2:8:20080701

Requestor information:

Name: Joel Weisberg
Organization: Carleton College
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Email address: bduffy@carleton.edu

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The install script then asked for:

Carleton’s License (L3125-8812)
The Requestor (Nelson Christensen/Joel Weisberg)
The organization (Carleton College)

Then the Installer asked for the password (the one from the email I received was 5157-617-135:2:8:20080701).

The password will be the last string of digits given in the email. (And the only string you didn’t have before the email)