Help installing MATLAB

[Eezyville]

I've looked around for days and I cannot figure out how to install matlab in my linux laptop. Please tell me what I need to install to get it to work. Here's my specs:

HP dv9000z, Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
AMD Turion64 2.2 GHz
2 Gigs of ram
Nvidia GeForce Go 7600

I tried to install MATLAB R2007a from the DVD but I didn't have permissions so I copied everything to my home folder and changed permissions. I typed in:

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sudo ./install_unix.sh 


but I got,

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 An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',
    the X Window System version of 'install'. The following
    messages were written to standard error:

        /home/chris/matlab/unix/update/install/main.sh: 168: /home/chris/matlab/unix/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: Permission denied

    Attempt to fix the problem and try again. If X is not available
    or 'xsetup' cannot be made to work then try the terminal
    version of 'install' using the command:

            install* -t    or    INSTALL* -t

-------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sorry! Setup aborted . . . 


So then I typed in

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./install_unix.sh -t 


and a few lines later I got

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/home/chris/matlab/unix/update/install/main.sh: 582: /home/chris/matlab/unix/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: Permission denied 


I've read online that I need to install X-window so i did through Synaptic Package Manager but still got the same errors. Plz help.

[taurus]

Try changing the permissions first before running the installer again.

chmod -R 755 /home/chris/matlab

[spiderbatdad]

this might be a case where being root would be beneficial during the install. That is, creating a root account and becoming SU then install. I'm wondering, too, if you have install instructions for this program? Do you need to autogen or some other step missing?

[Eezyville]

I have changed the permissions of the directory where matlab is before I posted the problem so that cannot be the issue. The instructions that came from mathworks is not helpful at all. I'll try to install as root. Thanks for the responses.

[Eezyville]

I got the same error in root. Am I missing something?

[spiderbatdad]

I'm not familiar with the type of install you are trying, sorry. I did notice you must have glibc-2.3.6 or later. Have you installed this dependency?

[Whiffle]

try doing

sudo sh install_unix.sh

directly off the cd...

[Eezyville]

Originally Posted by Whiffle try doing sudo sh install_unix.sh directly off the cd...

I tried it directly from the dvd and got the same error. I even switched over to root and it gave me the,

PHP Code:

-------------------------------------------------------------------

    An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',
    the X Window System version of 'install'. The following
    messages were written to standard error:

        /media/cdrom0/unix/update/install/main.sh: 168: /media/cdrom0/unix/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: Permission denied

    Attempt to fix the problem and try again. If X is not available
    or 'xsetup' cannot be made to work then try the terminal
    version of 'install' using the command:

            install* -t    or    INSTALL* -t

-------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sorry! Setup aborted . . . 


error as root.

Originally Posted by spiderbatdad found important instructions here: http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...l/install.html If you are installing from a DVD, execute the following command to run the MathWorks Installer. /dvd/install & If you are installing from downloaded files, extract the installer in the $TEMP directory. For example, on Linux systems run the following command. tar -xf boot.ftp Once you have expanded all the installer files in the $TEMP directory, execute the appropriate command to run the MathWorks installer on your platform. ./install The installer displays the following welcome dialog box. and so on....

Those are the same instructions that came with the student version and they don't address this issue. I'll look more at the site and try to contact mathworks.

Thanks for the help.

EDIT: I've requested help from mathworks and I'm waiting on a reply.

[spiderbatdad]

found important instructions here:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...l/install.html



If you are installing from a DVD, execute the following command to run the MathWorks Installer.

/dvd/install &

If you are installing from downloaded files, extract the installer in the $TEMP directory. For example, on Linux systems run the following command.

tar -xf boot.ftp

Once you have expanded all the installer files in the $TEMP directory, execute the appropriate command to run the MathWorks installer on your platform.

./install

The installer displays the following welcome dialog box.

and so on....

[ai2068]

I have exactly the same problem. If you find a solution, could you post it here?