Then restart Mathematica.
rm -rf ~/.Mathematica ~/.Wolfram
Edit ~/.Mathematica/Kernel/init.m :
| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1 | sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx | | Mathematica GUI window is blank | Disable compositor (e.g., compton or Wayland→X11 fallback) | | Kernel crashes with SIGSEGV | Disable MKL_DEBUG_CPU_TYPE=5 environment variable | | No sound for dynamic interfaces | Install libpulse0 and alsa-utils | | License activation fails offline | Ensure machine time is accurate ( sudo ntpdate -u pool.ntp.org ) | Mathematica 13 Linux Download
For most desktop users, the .sh installer (often named something like Mathematica_13.0.0_LINUX.sh ) is the most Then restart Mathematica