Matlab2016a fail to install on Linux

Hello, I have recently gotten the unix version of Matlab2016a dvd image files to install it in Linux. However, I am having quite some difficulty in running the installation files after mount the iso.

The details are as follows (look picture for more information):

After type

“sudo /root/matlab/install”

The terminal will show warning

“expr: warning: unportable BRE: `^/root/matlab': using `^' as the first character

of the basic regular expression is not portable; it is being ignored

Preparing installation files ...

expr: warning: unportable BRE: `^/root/matlab': using `^' as the first character

of the basic regular expression is not portable; it is being ignored

Installing ...

Finished”

Unfortunately, the install window will not display.

Thus, hoping someone can tell me what might be going on.

By the way, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.11 (Tikanga) is this Linux version. And I have succeeded install matlab2016a in another Linux computer with same ISO file.

Thanks!

Wentao

Answer 1

[Deepak Ravi]

i am also facing same problem. I am trying to install Matlab R2016a on Linuc machine(RHEL-5.11). While open GUI then i am getting this below error. Please let me know how to fix this problem,

/opt/applications/mathworks/R_2019a/install

expr: warning: unportable BRE: `^/opt/applications/mathworks/R_2019a': using `^' as the first character

of the basic regular expression is not portable; it is being ignored

Preparing installation files ...