How to install Matlab on Ubuntu (zz)

How to install Matlab on Ubuntu

November 19th, 2009

Step 1. Download an ISO image

You need to download  matu2k9a.iso .

Step 2. Install Matlab

Launch Gnome-terminal and type:

sudo mkdir /mnt/matlab
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o iocharset=utf8,loop matu2k9a.iso /mnt/matlab
sudo /mnt/matlab/install

After the end of the installation process, type:

/usr/local/matlab/install_matlab

And answer ‘Y’ to all questions.

Step 3. Create a shortcut

Launch Gnome-terminal and type:

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop

Then type in these content into GEdit:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Matlab
Exec=matlab -desktop
Encoding=UTF-8
Terminal=false
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Categories=Development
Icon=accessories-calculator

Step 4. Solve the Chinese characters problem

This step is optional if Chinese characters are not displayed as blank square.

Open Gnome-terminal and type:

sudo gedit /usr/local/matlab/bin/matlab

Then insert this line after the first line:

export MATLAB_JAVA=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre