Unable to install MATLAB 2013a on OS X Yosemite

I am having trouble installing MATLAB 2013a on my laptop running OS X Yosemite. I have looked at several other tutorials and possible solutions, however none of them have succesfuly fixed my issue of not being able to OPEN the installation file, never mind installing and running MATLAB.

Whenever I open the file, I get the following message: "The application InstallForMacOSX can't be opened". Note that this differs from the usual one stating that it is due to an unidentified developer. Right clicking and trying to force it open simply gives the same message.

It looks as follows:

Can anyone please advise me as to how to go about fixing this issue? I have installed Java 6 as well and tried to force run the 'install' file through OSX terminal with Java 1.6, but that does not want to work either, it simply gives me an error stating 'Bad interpreter : Operation not permitted'

I am aware of the patch that MathWorks released, but since I am unable to install MATLAB, I cannot install the new patch to the Application folder (since MATLAB is not there yet)

[Fernando Bruno]

First, you have to make these files executable (Terminal: chmod +x file ):

( InstallerFolder )/install

( InstallerFolder )/InstallForMacOSX.app/Contents/MacOS/InstallForMacOSX

( InstallerFolder )/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/bin/java

So you can run InstallForMacOSX.app

[Henrique Valcanaia]

Nothing happens when I double click InstallForMacOSX.app

Answer 1

[mona f]

Thanks for your answer. I followed all the steps but still get the following error:

./install: line 738: /tmp/mathworks_22404/sys/java/jre/maci64/jre/bin/java: Permission denied

Thanks!

[Walter Roberson]

Did you sudo to do the install?

Answer 2

[Ellen Brooks-Pollock]

Hi Dillon,

Did you manage to install matlab on yosemite? I'm having the same problem.

Thanks

Ellen