workaround posted in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1256561
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249696 Title: Mathematica crashes X on start in 13.10 Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Mathematica 9, on 13.10 with Gnome3, crashes X when launched (blanks screen; returns to login), whether or not -mesa or -opengl is provided. Mathematica 9 was working in 13.04 and started doing this right after upgrade to 13.10 (and Mathematica not changed) Xorg logs show nothing, as X crashes prevent loging. How to repeat: invoke mathematica. Repeatability: every time. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1249696/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

