matlab_install.md

Installing Matlab

Get MATLAB Installer

1. Go to the Matlab downloads and download the zip file for the version you want to install
2. Make directory mkdir ~/Downloads/matlab and move the zip file to this directory
3. Unzip the file unzip ~/Downloads/matlab/matlab_*.zip -d ~/Downloads/matlab
4. Create installation directory sudo mkdir /opt/MATLAB && sudo chown $USER:$USER /opt/MATLAB

Install MATLAB

1. Run installer, sudo ./install

2. Select installation location /opt/MATLAB/R2023b

3. Select products

   • MATLAB
   • Simulink
   • Communications Toolbox
   • Computer Vision Toolbox
   • Control System Toolbox
   • Curve Fitting Toolbox
   • Database Toolbox
   • DSP System Toolbox
   • Embedded Coder
   • Image Acquisition Toolbox
   • Image Processing Toolbox
   • MATLAB Coder
   • MATLAB Compiler
   • MATLAB Compiler SDK
   • Optimization Toolbox
   • Robotics System Toolbox
   • Robust Control Toolbox
   • Signal Processing Toolbox
   • Simulink Coder
   • Simulink Compiler
   • Simulink Control Design
   • Stateflow
   • Symbolic Math Toolbox
   • System Identification Toolbox
   • WLAN Toolbox

4. Create simlink to matlab sudo ln -s /opt/MATLAB/R2023b/bin/matlab /usr/local/bin/matlab

5. Remove simlink unlink /opt/MATLAB/R2023b/sys/os/glnxa64/libstdc++.so.6

6. Create simlink ln -s /lib64/libstdc++.so.6 -d /opt/MATLAB/R2023b/sys/os/glnxa64

7. Change Add-Ons install directory /home/me/.MATLAB-Add-Ons

8. Update Desktop files in $HOME/.local/share/applications

9. Set software rendering opengl('save', 'software')

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
MimeType=text/x-matlab
Exec=/usr/local/bin/matlab -desktop -nosplash
Name=MATLAB
Icon=matlab
Categories=Development;Math;Science
Comment=Scientific computing environment
StartupNotify=true

Install Compilers

1. Install compatible gcc compiler compatibility list.
   • paru -S gcc11
2. Install compatible Java JDK compatibility list.
   • sudo pacman -S jdk11-openjdk