possible problem with matlab installer for linux (2018b)

Hi, I'm trying to install matlab 2018b on ubuntu gnome 16.04, it seems quite strainght-forward, but I've run into a problem and it seems to be with the installer.

I've downloaded the .zip file, extracted, opened a terminal and used the command:

sudo ./install

Very straight-vorward, and just like every tutorial instructs. But I got this error:

/home/danielvieira/Downloads/matlab_R2018b_glnxa64/bin/unknown/install_unix: not found

I thought it was strange and checked this file, the folder "unknown" doesn't exist, but the folder "glnxa64" does, and it does contain the file "install_unix". So I tried renaming the folder, and I got similar errors in the java folder. After renaming this one too, the sudo ./install ran, but did nothing, it didn't open the installer GUI as it should.

I deleted and downloaded everything again, and ran into the same errors.

Am I doing something wrong? It seems to me the installer is looking for the wrong folder, if that's so then it's a bug, right? Any other thing I should try?

[almightybofo]

Hi there! I installed 2018b on a 16.04 Ubuntu machine today, running into what you describe. I had three separate zip files and extracted each of them. What you have to do then is to copy all folders and files of the two folders that DO NOT contain the installer into the one folder that DOES contain it. That is, merge the folders.

Doing that you will end up with all files and folders within in the one folder that holds the installer, and now you should be able to execute it successfully. You should / have to use root privileges (sudo ./install, as you wrote; check the install doc for further notes on this, if necessary).

Hope this helps, best regards!

[Daniel Vieira]

Thank you! I'm going to try this tonight and then I tell how it turned out.

[Daniel Vieira]

I just realized there's something weird about it. I don't have "3 zip files" like you said, I have 1, the one downloaded from here https://www.mathworks.com/downloads/web_downloads/download_release?release=R2018b

I think I'll try to install from the iso, might be less troublesome...

[almightybofo]

Oh, Ok. I got 3 separate zip files (2 common files, one with files specific for Linux OS). The files were provided via my institution, it may be packaged differently in your case?

[Daniel Vieira]

I solved last night, it was quite silly actually, I hadn't noticed the linux in that machine was 32bits (unsupported), I just assumed it was 64bits. Since there was nothing important there yet I formatted and installed a 64bits distribution, and the MATLAB installer ran without problems.

[AASHANA TRIPATHI]

Mine is 64 bit still not working