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MATLAB installation notes

MATLAB installation notes

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Last updated: Aug 18, 2023
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  • Go to matworks.com and download latest Linux installer, a zip file.

  • There is a pdf “mathworks_installation_help.pdf” in the downloaded files, follow instructions

    • Open terminal, navigate to Downloads, type

      • unzip matlab_R2023a_glnxa64.zip -d matlab_R2023a_glnxa64

      • cd matlab_R2023a_glnxa64

      • sudo ./install

      • Typically best to use Designated computer

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  • Select option to create symbolic links

What this does:

You need to create a symbolic link into a directory where is set in PATH. For example, to create MATLAB symbolic link in /usr/local/bin, please try

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sudo ln -s $MATLAB/bin/matlab /usr/local/bin/matlab

Then you can launch MATLAB by just typing matlab.