Here is a list of supported platforms for Mathematica: http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/platforms/
Ubuntu is not listed there. Perhaps it would be a good idea to ask Wolfram if they intend to package Mathematica for Ubuntu ? -- Mathematica does not work (doesn't find XKeysymDB, X11 locales) https://launchpad.net/bugs/25097 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
