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Before you run the installer:
Make sure you have a File Installation Key and a License File. The File Installation Key is a code that determines which products you can install. The File Installation Key is not unique to a license. The License File identifies the products you can run. The administrator on the license can retrieve the File Installation Key and License File at the License Center at the MathWorks Web site. See the License Center Help for instructions.
Get the root password. To install the symbolic links that add the matlab command to your users' paths and to edit the system boot script to start the MATLAB license manager automatically at system boot time, you need superuser status. If you do not have superuser status, you can still install MATLAB software, but you must specify absolute path to start the software. You can also set up these links after the installation is complete.
If you have an Internet connection, follow the instructions in Installing MathWorks Software in a Standalone Environment. The MathWorks recommends installing and activating automatically using an Internet connection.
You can use this procedure to install the software in a standalone environment and in network configurations. For detailed instructions about performing an installation in a network configuration, see Installing MathWorks Products in a Network Configuration.
Log in to the system on which you want to install MATLAB software.
Insert the MathWorks DVD into the DVD drive connected to your system or download product files from the MathWorks Web site. If your system requires that you mount the DVD drive you intend to use to do the installation, use the following instructions. If you are downloading product files over the Internet, save the files to a temporary location (referred to as $TEMP in this documentation).
Note On Linux systems, DVD drives typically mount automatically; however, the drives mount with read-only permission. You might have to change the DVD drive configuration from read-only to execute—see Problems with Your DVD Drive. |
If you are installing from a DVD, execute the following command to run the installer:
/path_to_dvd/install &
If you are installing from downloaded files, extract the installer from the archive file in the $TEMP folder. For example, on Linux systems run the following command:
tar -xf boot.ftp
After you expand all the installer files in the $TEMP folder, execute the appropriate command to run the installer on your platform:
./install
When it starts, the installer displays the following dialog box. If you do not have an Internet connection, select the Install manually without using the Internet option and click OK to proceed with installation.
Review the software licensing agreement and, if you agree to its terms, click Yes.
Specify the name of the folder in which you want to install MathWorks products. If the folder does not exist, the installer creates it. When choosing a name for your installation folder, do not specify a name that contains an at (@) sign, the percent (%) character, a plus (+) sign, an exclamation point (!), or a dollar ($) sign. Do not specify a folder name that includes the word private as part of the path.
Note When upgrading an existing installation, always install the new release in a new installation folder. Each release of MathWorks products stands alone and does not require any previous release. Do not install MathWorks products over any previously released version. |
Click OK to proceed with the installation.
Enter your File Installation Key and click OK.
If you do not have your File Installation Key, note the host ID and release number information given in this dialog box and click Cancel to exit the installer. Take this information to a computer with an Internet connection and visit the License Center at the MathWorks Web site. Provide The MathWorks with this information to retrieve the File Installation Key and License File.
Specify the products you want to install in the Installation Options dialog box. By default, the installer lists all the products that you are licensed to install in the Items to install pane of this dialog box. If you do not want to install an item, select it and click Remove. This moves the product into the Items not to install pane.
You can also choose which product binary files are installed on your computer from the Platforms list. By default, the installer preselects the platform on which you are running the installer. If you want to install product binary files for additional platforms, select them in the Platforms list.
Click OK to proceed with the installation.
In the Installation Data dialog box, you can specify whether you want to create symbolic links to the matlab and mex scripts. Specify a folder such as /usr/local/bin that is common to all your users' paths and click OK to continue with the installation.
To begin copying files onto your hard disk, click OK. The installer displays a dialog box indicating the progress of the installation.
When the installation successfully completes, the installer displays the Installation Complete dialog box. This dialog box gives you the option to proceed directly to activating your installation. While you can activate as a separate process, The MathWorks recommends activating immediately after installing. Click Continue to proceed to activation or exit the installer.
This procedure for installing and activating without an Internet connection assumes you choose to continue with the activation process at Step 11: Start the Activation Application.
For general information about some common post-installation tasks, see After You Install.
If you clicked Continue on the last installer screen, or started the activation application independently, the activation application starts. Select the Activate manually without the Internet option and click Next.
Specify the full path of the License File associated with the installation of this license, or use the Browse button to find the file. The administrator on the license retrieved this License File along with the File Installation Key at the License Center.
If you do not have your License File, select the I do not have a license file option. See If You Do Not Have a License File for more information.
Click Next to proceed with activation.
If you selected the I do not have a license file option, the activation application displays the License File Retrieval dialog box. Note the host ID and release number given in this dialog box (you can print it). You will need this information to get your License File.
Click Finish to exit the activation application. Visit the License Center at the MathWorks Web site to get your License File, and bring these items back to this computer to complete activation.
When activation completes successfully, you can start MATLAB software on your computer. Click Finish to exit the activation application. If you want the activation application to start the MATLAB software as it exits, leave the Start MATLAB check box selected.
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