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Thread: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

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    Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    To install the student version of MATLAB 2007a under Gutsy, 64-bit, I typed the following command:

    Code:
    sudo /media/cdrom0/install_unix.sh
    To which I got the following error:

    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/glnxa64/xsetup: not found
    
        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 . . .
    Mathworks technical support sent the following email:
    There is no 64-bit Student Version of MATLAB, but it is possible to install the 32-bit version of MATLAB on a 64-bit Linux Machine. This configuration is not officially supported, but it is expected to work.

    To install and run MATLAB, do the following:

    Install MATLAB using the -glnx86 flag. This will allow it to install properly on a 64-bit Linux machine:

    ./install -glnx86

    Once the installer is finished, you will need to activate through mathworks.com, as the activation client will not work properly on 64-bit computers. To do so, follow the instructions below:

    http://www.mathworks.com/support/sol...ution=1-3YZBZ6

    Once MATLAB is installed and activated, you will need to run MATLAB using the same -glnx86 flag that you used to install:

    ./matlab -glnx86
    If you try and execute matlab before activating it, you will get a java error, complaining that there is no JRE.

    I followed the activation/licensing instructions, but got then error:

    Code:
    Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
    Xlib: No protocol specified
    when trying to execute matlab.

    I logged out, restarted the X server, and then matlab worked! (I had also typed "xhost local:root" at the command prompt before logging out, but I don't think that is necessary for success).

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    Thanks for the excellent post!

    This method will not work if 32-bit libraries are not installed, however. Use the following command to install the 32-bit libraries.
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
    .

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    This worked excellent for me on my Macbook, but has anyone had the problem where the menu bars don't show up on the windows (like file edit etc...). I found that if I dock figures and stuff into the main window they show up otherwise its just blank.

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    Yes... Some applications seem to be unable to handle the high desktop effect settings (System-Preferences-Appearance). Set them to low while you use Matlab, and you'll be ok.
    Just a shot in the dark, but could it be an X11 related problem? Someone more savvy than just the average user (me) would know...

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    Hello

    I've tried this solution, but the error message still appears. When I try to install from terminal, after accepting Licence Agreement, this appears:

    /home/emin/Desktop/matlab/update/install/main.sh: 582: /home/emin/Desktop/matlab/update/bin/glnxa64/xsetup: not found

    What should I do?
    Thanks

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    Watch out cause it also says:

    http://www.mathworks.com/support/sol...lution=1-1CAT7

    So there are 64bits binaries for linux !

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    I had my 64bits matlab linux running

    Just make sure your version has got the 64bits folder in the binaries

    Without them, it is a mess to make matlab work, so for 64bits users, I d recommend the 64bits binaries

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    Quote Originally Posted by oooh View Post
    I had my 64bits matlab linux running

    Just make sure your version has got the 64bits folder in the binaries

    Without them, it is a mess to make matlab work, so for 64bits users, I d recommend the 64bits binaries
    If our student version doesn't have the 64-bit binaries, is there a way to get them?

    Thanks

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    is there a way to get matlab full version for free?

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    Re: Student version of MATLAB on 64-bit machine.

    No, but the student version is only $100 and now lasts forever, as opposed to being a one-year subscription...

    I did the same as above, used /home/lite as the root directory for the program, and got through most of the licensing stuff then it told me that activation had failed because it could not determine a machine ID.

    I re-booted my computer, activated my on-board ethernet adapter, and it must have gotten the MAC address off of that because now I'm up and running! Many thanks to the OP!
    Last edited by lite1979; August 31st, 2010 at 11:45 PM.

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