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MATLAB Installation Instructions

Mounting an ISO file

macOS

Command Line

cd ~/Desktop
hdiutil mount R2016a_maci64.iso 
or
hdiutil attach R2018a_maci64.dmg

Linux

Command Line

   sudo mkdir /media/iso 
sudo mount -o loop R2019a_Linux.iso /media/iso
sudo umount /media/iso
rmdir /media/iso

Linux / macOS

  1. Start the MATLAB Installer
    1. Windows
      1. DVD (ISO) installation — Mount DVD on your system. The installer usually starts automatically.
    2. Linux
      1. Note: Do not run the installation from inside the DVD/ISO root. Start the installation from a directory outside the DVD/ISO root.
      2. For example on Ubuntu
        • cd /tmp
        • /media/USERNAME/MATHWORKS_R2019A/install &
        • or generally
        • /path_to_dvd/install &
    3. macOS
      1. DVD installation — Insert/Mount DVD 1 into the DVD drive connected to your system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon to begin the installation.
  2. Select the Use a File Installation Key option and click Next
  3. Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and click Next.
  4. Select the I have the File Installation Key for my license option, enter the File Installation Key, and click Next.
  5. Specify the Installation Folder
    1. Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products. Accept the default installation folder, or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not exist, the installer creates it. When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some special characters, such as underscores. If you make a mistake while entering a folder name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder. After making your selection, click Next.
  6. Specify Products to Install
    1. Specify which products you want to install in the Product Selection dialog box. This dialog box lists all the products associated with the license you selected or with the Activation Key you specified. In the dialog box, all the products are preselected for installation. If you do not want to install a particular product, clear the check box next to its name.
    2. After selecting the products you want to install, click Next to continue with the installation.
  7. Specify Installation Options
    1. Linux Systems
      1. On Linux systems, you can specify whether you want to create symbolic links to the matlab and mex scripts. Specify a folder to which you have write access and that is common to all your user's paths, such as /usr/local/bin .
      2. After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.
  8. Confirm Your Choices
    1. Before it begins installing the software on your hard disk, the installer displays a summary of your installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with the installation, click Install.

If you have any problems accessing any toolboxes or you encounter any licensing issues make sure the network.lic file which is located in /path/to/matlab/licenses (replace with the path where you installed MATLAB) contains both the SERVER and the USE_SERVER lines from the downloaded license file.