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From: "Steven Lord" <slord@mathworks.com>
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Subject: Re: Installation still fails on Debian
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"Merciadri Luca" <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote in message 
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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.

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Steve Lord
slord@mathworks.com
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