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MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.

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Error in python IDE installation

I am simple Ubuntu user, I tried to install python IDE-spyder just to see how things work there, but unfortunately I ran into a problem that is something related to matlab. Now this dialog appear on ...
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Matlab 2017b not installing with Ubuntu 2017

Hello Ubuntu community, I am a complete newbie to this and encountering some difficulties installing Matlab 2017b on Ubuntu 17. I'm working with the download rather than an iso file and when I run ...
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Installing Matlab r2017b: cannot open matlab

I'm trying to install matlab r2017b. The installation process is done without any problems but now I can't open matlab. (In installation I chose the one it says I have a license file. I entered my ...
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Error using VideoReader in matlab - gstreamer problem [duplicate]

I'm trying to use VideoReader in MATLAB on an Ubuntu system and get the following error: MATLAB is selecting SOFTWARE OPENGL rendering. (MATLAB:4573): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '...
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chown -R $USER not working on my MATLAB folder in /Documents/

I'm lost. I just want to set the owner to MATLAB/* and all its subfolders to be davidv7. This is what I tried. How does it not work? It removed the lock on the MATLAB folder, but going further into ...
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How to assign a matlab value to a linux variable?

I am running Matlab through linux terminal. At first I execute a .sh file from the terminal. At some point it opens Matlab and after running a .m script i need a certain value assigned to a matlab ...
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Unable to locate and open MATLAB after installation in Ubuntu 17.10

I have installed Matlab R2015a in my ubuntu 17.10 system. ***After its showing installation complete, I am unable to locate MATLAB icon in the application list and hence I am unable to open and ...
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Unable to unzip matlab2015a.iso.bz2 file in ubuntu 17.10

This is Prof. Kalyan Chatterjee. I have recently purchased a new laptop which has Ubuntu 17.10 installed by default. I am new to Ubuntu. Now, I need to install Matlab in Ubuntu. I have downloaded ...
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what should I do I am unable to install anything?

Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease Reading package lists... Done Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating ...
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Scrolling in Matlab brings up error "MEvent. CASE!"

Any time I scroll left, right, or to the edge of an up or down scroll, I get the error "MEvent. CASE!" in Matlab. It's really annoying because it happens even if I barely move my two fingers left or ...
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MATLAB on Ubuntu 17.10 installation

Before I start, let me say that I have browsed many, many pages for help on this topic, but can't find relative information. I am trying to install MATLAB R2017b on Ubuntu 17.10, but I can't. I need ...
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Is it possible to run a program installed on an SD card?

I have a small 32 GB hard drive on my Chromebook to which I recently installed Linux. I need to install MatLab 2017a on it, but the entire suite is upwards of 25 GB in size. I only have ~21 GB left on ...
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Installing MATLAB 2017a onto Ubuntu [duplicate]

I am a new Ubuntu user, so I have little experience in installation. I have downloaded the Matlab 2017a .zip file from the mathworks website and have tried to unzip the file using unzip <file name&...
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Completely new to Ubuntu - need MATLAB installed

I found that you can install MATLAB, a MathWorks software, to Chromebooks if the Chromebook has an Intel (non-ARM) processor and you install Linux. I've installed Ubuntu. NetSurf didn't have Java ...
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Add "Open with" application options

I'm pretty new to Ubuntu so please forgive my ignorance. I've successfully installed Sublime Text 3, Matlab, Arduino IDE, Spider, and Eagle Autodesk. If I open the application and open a file then ...
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Automate MATLAB and LTspice

I'm using MATLAB and LTspice. I have to write a script to automate these two softwares in such a way, 1. Output file of the MATLAB is feed into LTspice. 2. LTspice output results are inserted back ...
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gs: /MATLAB/ /bin/glnxa64/libtiff.so.5: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libgs.so.9)

When I use in Matlab !epstopdf "output.eps" --outfile=output.pdf then I get one of the following message: gs: /opt/MATLAB/R2016b/bin/glnxa64/libtiff.so.5: no version information available (...
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Problem installing MATLAB R2017a on Ubuntu 17.04 as superuser

I downloaded the zip file and extracted it, I then went on the terminal and executed sudo ./install and I get all the way through to choosing the installation folder. But I am still getting the ...
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Can the same MATLAB Setup be used to install software on Windows as well as Linux?

I have MATLAB R2015a installed in my Windows 10. I recently got the linux setup from a friend for installing MATLAB on Ubuntu, which turned out be R2011a version. I was wondering if the same 2015a ...
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location error while installing matlab in ubuntu 16.04

I have downloaded matlab installer file and while running ./install got a problem manikanth@jarvis:~/Downloads/matlab_R2017a_glnxa64$ ls activate.ini install license_agreement.txt ...
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running matlab functions using bash terminal

I had a problem running matlab functions straight from bash terminal on Ubuntu 16.04. I tried following these suggestions but they didn't work. Below I offer my solution.
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Installing MATLAB in Ubuntu 17.04

I was trying to install MATLAB in pc. I used the command, sudo apt-get install matlab-gdf dynare-matlab libpdl-io-matlab-perl matlab-support matlab-support-dev matlab2tikz , however I came across ...
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MATLAB for Ubuntu 16.04LTS [closed]

Which version of MATLAB is suitable for my Computer with these specification OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS CPU: 64 bit machine Memory: 8 GB RAM. And from where do I download it?
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How to uninstall matlab from ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]

How can I uninstall matlab from Ubuntu 14.04? Its not a licensed one I guess. When I run: sudo apt-get purge matlab-support, it shows: Matlab not installed Also tried sudo apt-get purge matlab Can ...
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Using the command nohup for matlab

I would like to launch a matlab script in the background on a remote server by using the command nohup. When I type the command line: nohup matlab MyFile.m outfile.txt & I can't find the .mat ...
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Computer Slow? Any thoughts?

I have an older-ish computer, but when I bought it was a top of the line Lenovo W520 with 16GB ram, etc. (I can give more details as needed). I am currently running Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS. My computer ...
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Quotation Mark-Inception

I have the following variables: file=document.mat path=~/files Now, I want to call the matlab-function func() (don't worry if you don't know Matlab, it doesn't really matter). The function takes as ...
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I can't install anything by terminal

Recently I installed matlab, and now I can't install anything via terminal because this screen always appears. What should I do to remove that? Thanks in advance
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Issue in launching Internet Explorer in Matlab Ubuntu

I am trying to launch internet explorer installed using PlayonLinux through Matlab by using the command: system('/usr/share/playonlinux/playonlinux --run "Internet Explorer 6"') But I am getting ...
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why this error 'Access Denied Unable to write to /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017a/.' [duplicate]

I am trying to install matlab in Ubuntu but getting this error: Access Denied Unable to write to /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017a/
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How to start matlabR2016a using command prompt when you have not set up any symbolic links? [duplicate]

I installed Matlab2016a on my Ubuntu 16.04. I did not set up symbolic links during the installation procedure. How can I run the software using command prompt?
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Matlab crashes segmentation violation

I am using MATLAB 2016b and it crashes due to segmentation violation every time i run some programs on it Following is the error , could some one please help me with this problem could not create ...
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MatLab does not open after Psychtoolbox - lib errors

I am using U14.04 and I have MatLab R2016b. I needed Psychtoolbox and I followed the instructions on its website to install. During installation, I was asked to change libraries. The message told it ...
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Matlab installation using mathwork account fails to find

I am trying to install Matlab on Ubuntu using my account on Mathwork. I remember installing in the same way on Windows properly, but here on Ubuntu it fails to proceed... It should have proceeded ...
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Installing MATLAB onto ubuntu 16.04?

I having problem while installing Matlab. I was trying Matlab from my institute networks. I downloaded zip file and extracted on local computer. Then I navigated to that folder. these are my ...
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Getting error while installing Matlab R2016a

The error message is: Could not complete Activation because the License File could not be written to disk. You might not have write permission on the License File or the folder. /usr/local/MATLAB/...
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OpenTLD MatLAB mex error, OpenCV library

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and MatLAB R2016b student version,OpenCV 3.1 installed by following this tutorial. I downloaded the source code for the OpenTLD tracking algorithm and am trying to run the ...
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Matlab App Designer doesn't open, outputs multiple errors

I am trying to launch Matlab App Designer. Using: Ubuntu 12.04 with 3.2 Kernel, Matlab version is 2016b I have the following error: Error in appdesigner.internal.application....
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Problem in launching MATLAB - will only run as root

I installed MATLAB in /usr/local. Now when I try to launch it normally from dash or by typing matlab in terminal, it starts up and then gives an error that says: Internal error: No write permission ...
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Cannot install Matlab 2016b to Ubuntu 16.04

Downloaded Matlab 2016b .iso files as dvd1 and dvd2. Right Click > extract here Opened terminal and cd /path_of_dvd1 then typed sudo ./install Such an error occured The installer cannot be run ...
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Matlab appeared to install to a nonsensical directory. How to safely undo?

I just tried to install Matlab on my computer using the normal defaults and I couldn't seem to get it to run. I thought I'd search for the binary file, which is usually called matlab. $ sudo find / -...
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Unable to launch MATLAB via icon [duplicate]

I have MATLAB 2016a installed on Ubuntu 16.4. I can launch MATLAB from the command line but I am unable to successfully launch it from the icon in 'Search' or if I try to create a shortcut. Does ...
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Matlab: Blank window after splash screen

When I start Matlab (R2016b 64bit; Ubuntu 16.04), I only get a transparent window after the splash screen. The GUI just seems to be invisible though, as menues pop up when I rightclick at random ...
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How can I run MATLAB in Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

I have been using Ubuntu 16.04 for the last six months but I have not figured out how to run MATLAB in Ubuntu. I tried running MATLAB using wine but wine is not effective in running most apps ...
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MATLAB com.jogamp.opengl.GLException: X11GLXDrawableFactory error

I get the following error when i open matlab2016a on my ubuntu 14.04 with GTX1080: com.jogamp.opengl.GLException: X11GLXDrawableFactory - Could not initialize shared resources for X11GraphicsDevice[...
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Errors installing OpenCV. Does it require MATLAB?

I am trying to install OpenCV 3.0 on my Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus), but I always get the following errors. The test also checks for MATLAB. Does OpenCV require MATLAB? -- Performing Test ...
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Matlab freezes when using plot function

Regardless of argument matlab freezes when a call a plotting related function. When I use in matlab command-line opengl info the same error message as in this post is returned : https://de.mathworks....
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Setting the right space for /usr/local

One month ago I dual booted and gave my root partition around 25GB following guidelines such as this one (there were more), setting a bigger space aside for my home partition. I now tried to install ...
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error processing package dynare-matlab: post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I have installed Matlab R2016b on my UBUNTU 16.04 and it works perfectly. Because I need Matlab only to run DSGE models I have to install Dynare. I followed the steps provided by Dynare developer. ...
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Matlab no longer runs in Ubuntu (due to installing openjdk?)

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and after having installed some packages over the weekend Matlab 2016a does no longer run and crashes on startup. Importantly, I installed openjdk-8-jre (because other software ...
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