ubuntu 14.04 64bit Matlab 2014b installation

i tried now for days to install matlab 2014b on ubuntu14.04. but it never worked, i am now in a situation where i dont know where to look and search for. my error messages when i want to run the installer look like these:

tom@tom-M50Vm:~/Downloads/MLA1408/bin/glnxa64$ ./install_unix -v
Preparing installation files ...
find: "/tmp/mathworks_21957/java/jar": Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
find: "/tmp/mathworks_21957/java/jarext": Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
-> DVD = /home/tom/Downloads/MLA1408
-> ARCH = glnxa64
-> DISPLAY = :0
-> TESTONLY = 0
-> JRE_LOC = /tmp/mathworks_21957/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre
-> LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /tmp/mathworks_21957/bin/glnxa64
Command to run:
/tmp/mathworks_21957/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/bin/java -Xmx512m -splash:"/home/tom/Downloads/MLA1408/java/splash.png" com/mathworks/professionalinstaller/Launcher -root "/home/tom/Downloads/MLA1408" -libdir "/tmp/mathworks_21957"
Installing ...
Fehler: Hauptklasse com.mathworks.professionalinstaller.Launcher konnte nicht gefunden oder geladen werden
Finished

please help me!

tom

1 Answer

I assume that you have your software on a CD or iso.

1. Mount the software on say /mnt/matlab.

2. Copy the file installer_input.txt to a working directory, say /tmp . Edit it appropriately.

3. Then run the command from /mnt/matlab:

   sh install -inputFile /tmp/installer_input.txt -root /mnt/matlab 

   and you should be good to go.