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Service Addresses

Email: MuPAD-distribution@uni-paderborn.de
WWWeb: http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/MuPAD
FTPs : ftp://math-ftp.uni-paderborn.de/MuPAD
More : ftp sites , email , discussion , faq

Postal Address:

MuPAD-Distribution
FB17, Mathematik, Automath
University of Paderborn
Warburger Str. 100
33095 Paderborn
Germany


Distribution

MuPAD is available via FTP and on CD (see below) for several OPERATING SYSTEMS. These versions are limited in their memory access and cannot be used to solve real large problems. You can get a full-version for free by abtaining a MuPAD license key. The REGISTRATION unlocks all memory limitations of your local copy.

Also refer to FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS for further information.


How to get and install MuPAD via ftp

Please follow this guide step by step:
  1. Is my Operating System supported by MuPAD ?

    For each supported system a technical information page is given. Please refer to the page that corresponds to your system, to read about special features or restrictions of this MuPAD version.

  2. Which is the nearest Official MuPAD Ftp Site to me?

    For users outside of Germany it may be much faster to use one of our official mirror sites than connecting to the MuPAD home site. Have a look at the list of MuPAD ftp sites.

  3. MuPAD Releases

    In general two releases are supported: an Official Release, which contains a stable version of MuPAD and maybe a beta release, which contains latest feature for beta testers and MuPAD "wizards". Please refer to the CONTENTS file for detailed information.

  4. How to copy MuPAD ?

    You can either use the Download Form or follow the instructions given in this paragraph.

    The following links refer to the MuPAD Release 1.3.0. First connect via anonymous ftp to any MuPAD ftp site and change to the MuPAD directory.

    For Amiga:
    Change to the directory amiga , refer to CONTENTS / bin.amiga.readme and read which files are needed. Follow the instructions given there.
    For Macintosh:
    Change to the directory macintosh refer to CONTENTS / bin.macPPC.readme / bin.mac68k.readme and read which files are needed. Follow the instructions given there.
    For Windows:
    Change to the subdirectory windows refer to CONTENTS / bin.win95.readme and read which files are needed. Follow the instructions given there.
    For Linux:
    Refer to For Unix.
    For Unix:
    Before copying any files, create a directory in which you want to install MuPAD and change into it. Via ftp go to the subdirectory unix , refer to CONTENTS and read which files are needed. Copy these file including the installer script unpack.sh into your local MuPAD directory.

    An Example: Copying MuPAD for Solaris
        andi> mkdir MuPAD ; cd MuPAD
        andi> ftp math-ftp.uni-paderborn.de
        [...]
        Name (math-ftp.uni-paderborn.de:andi): ftp
        Password: <your email address>
        [...]
        230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
        ftp> cd MuPAD
        250 CWD command successful.
        ftp> cd unix
        250-Please read the file README
        250-  it was last modified on Fri Feb  2 11:21:40 1996 - 73 days ago
        250 CWD command successful.
        ftp> bin
        200 Type set to I.
        ftp> prompt      
        Interactive mode off.
        ftp> mget CONTENTS README unpack.sh bin.solaris.tar.gz share.tar.gz
        [...]
        226 Transfer complete.
        [...]
        ftp> bye
        221 Goodbye.
        
    Continue with the instructions given in the next section How to install MuPAD.

  5. How to install MuPAD ?

    This depends on your operating system. Please first refer to paragraph (4) of this page and then to the Installation Guide for detailed information.

  6. How to run MuPAD on Unix Systems ?

    After the binaries and the library are installed, the MuPAD environment has to be configured. For this, refer to the section Environment variables of the installation guide. After that, the MuPAD terminal version can be started with mupad and the X11 version with xmupad.

  7. How to register ?

    The easiest way to obtain a license key is to fill-in our Web LICENSE FORM. Otherwise, get the license file from any MuPAD ftp site, follow its instructions and send the filled in license via email to MuPAD-distribution@uni-paderborn.de.

  8. What to do on problems ?

    If there are problems while copying, installing or running MuPAD then please send us a bug report by utilizing our web fill-in form.


MuPAD on CD

By now MuPAD is available on the following (commercial) CDs. Please refer to the documentation distributed with the CD, to read how to install and configure MuPAD.
MuPAD User's Manual
Multi Processing Algebra Data Tool
english, with CDs for UNIX and Apple Macintosh
Please refer to the Bibliography for detailed information.

PACIFIC HITECH'S LINUX MONTHLY CD-ROM - ?
Pacific Hi-Tech
3855 South 500 West, Suite M
Salt Lake City UT, USA 84115
WWW-Server: http://www.pht.com

Further information about this Linux CD can be found on the web page http://www.pht.com/linux/monthly.html .


S.u.S.E. Linux
S.u.S.E. GmbH, Fürth,
WWW-Server: http://www.suse.de


Please refer to our News & Infos for announcements.


Books about MuPAD

MuPAD is distributed with the complete reference manual given as a hypertext document. This document and further books are also available as paperware. Please refer to our Bibliography.
Author: MuPAD-Webmaster
Last updated: 16. Dec. 1996