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'''NOTE:''' Please engage in the [[Talk:Simplified MATLAB Install|Discussion]] to improve documentation of the above steps. | '''NOTE:''' Please engage in the [[Talk:Simplified MATLAB Install|Discussion]] to improve documentation of the above steps. | ||
===Installation Help=== | |||
If you get stuck or have problems with the ''self-service'' installation then follow the steps below. You must be faculty, staff, post-doc, or a grad student using Mathworks software for UAB research activities to activate this software. | |||
# Contact [[User:Mbolding@uab.edu | mbolding@uab.edu]] to be added to the license. Put '''matlab''' in the subject line of your email or Mark may not read it. He will need your @uab.edu email address to confirm affiliation. | |||
# Download the software from [http://www.mathworks.com/downloads/web_downloads/agent_check?s_cid=mwa-cmlndedl&mode=gwylf&refer=mwa mathworks download site]. | |||
# install | |||
Contact [[User:Mbolding@uab.edu | mbolding@uab.edu]] or [mailto:support@mathworks.com support@mathworks.com]. Mathworks will want your license number: 678600. If you do not hear back from Mark within one working day then call 4-2009. | |||
== Common Issues == | == Common Issues == | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 30 March 2011
This is a stub. Please see the MATLAB application page for more information and a general overview of MATLAB and its use at UAB.
MATLAB Simplified Install
Installation
- Follow the instructions detailed in Downloading and Installing MATLAB. An outline of these installation steps are as follows:
- Create an account at the Mathworks site using your campus @uab.edu email address if you do not have one already.
- Request an activation key.
- Associate to the campus-wide license using your activation key.
- Download the software from mathworks download site and install.
- Activate the software: Add the following content to the network.lic file in the installation
SERVER lmgr.uabgrid.uab.edu 27000 USE_SERVER
On Mac's this file is located in /Applications/MATLAB_R2010a.app/licenses/network.lic
On Linux systems it is usually located at /usr/local/matlabR2010a/licenses/network.lic (conditional to the install location being /usr/local)
NOTE: Please engage in the Discussion to improve documentation of the above steps.
Installation Help
If you get stuck or have problems with the self-service installation then follow the steps below. You must be faculty, staff, post-doc, or a grad student using Mathworks software for UAB research activities to activate this software.
- Contact mbolding@uab.edu to be added to the license. Put matlab in the subject line of your email or Mark may not read it. He will need your @uab.edu email address to confirm affiliation.
- Download the software from mathworks download site.
- install
Contact mbolding@uab.edu or support@mathworks.com. Mathworks will want your license number: 678600. If you do not hear back from Mark within one working day then call 4-2009.
Common Issues
libXp.so.6 Error when starting MATLAB on a Red Hat / Fedora workstation
When executing 'matlab' on a Red Hat / Fedora workstation you may receive the following error:
'bin/glnxa64/MATLAB: error while loading shared libraries: libXp.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
The solution is to install the libXp package (this will require root privileges)
$ sudo yum install libXp