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Installation still fails on Debian

Merciadri Luca — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:46 -0500

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Hi,

I used to install my MATLAB 7 successfully but it was really tricky. I
am here unable to install it on this PC.

I do not have any
* privilege problems,
* mounting problems.

When I am in /usr/local/matlab7 (i.e. the directory where I want
matlab to be installed), I go to my cd1, type ``install'' and it
results in

- -------------------------------------------------------------------

    An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',
    the X Window System version of 'install'. The following
    messages were written to standard error:

        /tmp/6028tmwinstall/update/install/main.sh: line 179: /tmp/6028tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: cannot execute binary file

    Attempt to fix the problem and try again. If X is not available
    or 'xsetup' cannot be made to work then try the terminal
    version of 'install' using the command:

            install* -t or INSTALL* -t

- -------------------------------------------------------------------

I do not understand why I receive such a message about xsetup. This
file is found here, as, if I modify its extension or its path, it is not
found anymore. Why ``cannot execute binary file''?

Also,

# apt-get install libxp6 libxt6 libxtst6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libxp6 is already the newest version.
libxt6 is already the newest version.
libxtst6 is already the newest version.

Any idea would be much appreciated after hours of Googling. Thanks.
- --
Merciadri Luca
See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/
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Re: Installation still fails on Debian

Steven Lord — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:30:05 -0500

"Merciadri Luca" <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote in message
news:87ws28ez09.fsf@merciadriluca-eee.WORKGROUP...
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>
> Hi,
>
> I used to install my MATLAB 7 successfully but it was really tricky. I
> am here unable to install it on this PC.
>
> I do not have any
> * privilege problems,
> * mounting problems.
>
> When I am in /usr/local/matlab7 (i.e. the directory where I want
> matlab to be installed), I go to my cd1, type ``install'' and it
> results in
>
> - -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',
> the X Window System version of 'install'. The following
> messages were written to standard error:
>
> /tmp/6028tmwinstall/update/install/main.sh: line 179:
> /tmp/6028tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: cannot execute binary file
>
> Attempt to fix the problem and try again. If X is not available
> or 'xsetup' cannot be made to work then try the terminal
> version of 'install' using the command:
>
> install* -t or INSTALL* -t

Have you tried this?

> I do not understand why I receive such a message about xsetup. This
> file is found here, as, if I modify its extension or its path, it is not
> found anymore. Why ``cannot execute binary file''?
>
> Also,
>
> # apt-get install libxp6 libxt6 libxtst6
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> libxp6 is already the newest version.
> libxt6 is already the newest version.
> libxtst6 is already the newest version.
>
> Any idea would be much appreciated after hours of Googling. Thanks.

If the "install* -t" syntax doesn't work, you should contact Technical
Support for assistance.

--
Steve Lord
slord@mathworks.com
comp.soft-sys.matlab (CSSM) FAQ: http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ

Re: Installation still fails on Debian

Merciadri Luca — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:39:54 -0500

On Nov 3, 3:30 pm, "Steven Lord" <sl...@mathworks.com> wrote:
> "Merciadri Luca" <Luca.Mercia...@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote in message
>
> news:87ws28ez09.fsf@merciadriluca-eee.WORKGROUP...
>
>
>
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: SHA1
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I used to install my MATLAB 7 successfully but it was really tricky. I
> > am here unable to install it on this PC.
>
> > I do not have any
> > * privilege problems,
> > * mounting problems.
>
> > When I am in /usr/local/matlab7 (i.e. the directory where I want
> > matlab to be installed), I go to my cd1, type ``install'' and it
> > results in
>
> > - -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',
> > the X Window System version of 'install'. The following
> > messages were written to standard error:
>
> > /tmp/6028tmwinstall/update/install/main.sh: line 179:
> > /tmp/6028tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: cannot execute binary file
>
> > Attempt to fix the problem and try again. If X is not available
> > or 'xsetup' cannot be made to work then try the terminal
> > version of 'install' using the command:
>
> > install* -t or INSTALL* -t
>
> Have you tried this?
>
> > I do not understand why I receive such a message about xsetup. This
> > file is found here, as, if I modify its extension or its path, it is not
> > found anymore. Why ``cannot execute binary file''?
>
> > Also,
>
> > # apt-get install libxp6 libxt6 libxtst6
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > libxp6 is already the newest version.
> > libxt6 is already the newest version.
> > libxtst6 is already the newest version.
>
> > Any idea would be much appreciated after hours of Googling. Thanks.
>
> If the "install* -t" syntax doesn't work, you should contact Technical
> Support for assistance.
>
> --
> Steve Lord
> sl...@mathworks.com
> comp.soft-sys.matlab (CSSM) FAQ:http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ

Steven, thanks for your answer. For sure. Why could xsetup be taken as
a binary file? What should it be (taken as)?

Thanks.