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Getting help for the LINUX version of Maple

The Linux version of Maple is supported by SIPB via the linux-help@mit.edu
mailing list, at least for questions dealing with issues specific to
the Linux implementation.  For support you should send email to that list.

Here are a couple of problems encountered with Linux Maple in the past
which may still be relevant.

1. Sometimes plot windows don't appear when using the Linux version of
   Maple through the AFS client.  This is not a Maple bug, it is a problem
   with versions of the AFS client that was developed for Linux.  By getting
   a newer version of the AFS client the problem should go away.

2. If Maple can't find the drivers for creating plot windows when using the
   Linux version of Maple installed locally on a machine, use "chmod a+rx" on
   all the executable Maple binaries.  This problem appears because the Maple
   startup scripts contain an "exec" call, and "exec" works a little
   differently under Linux.  You need to have the read and execute permission
   bits set correctly on the files so that Maple can load them.