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From: Merciadri Luca <merciadriluca@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Installation still fails on Debian
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:39:54 -0800 (PST)
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On Nov 3, 3:30 pm, "Steven Lord" <sl...@mathworks.com> wrote:
> "Merciadri Luca" <Luca.Mercia...@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote in message
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> news:87ws28ez09.fsf@merciadriluca-eee.WORKGROUP...
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> > Hi,
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> > 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.