# Install Mathematica 5.2 for Linux?

**URL:** <https://community.wolfram.com/t/install-mathematica-5-2-for-linux/9730>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** mathematica, external-interfaces, tuning-and-debugging\
**Created:** [December 7, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/install-mathematica-5-2-for-linux/9730 "2016-12-07T22:58:52Z")\
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I am trying to install and get Mathematica 5.2 up and operational on the latest version of Fedora. I can get it to install but I can’t get the front end to work.

Problems that I am having.

1). The font and front end are not readable.

2). The front end is not communicating with the kernel.

Any suggestions

Update:

It seems to be communicating with the kernel. Some of the keys are not working. Backspace and Shift +Enter (evaluate cell) do work. I have put a screen shot up of the load screen.