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Silent install of R2021a to Linux machine fails, input filename corrupted with "=true"

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Since my network connection to the target machine is unreliable, I tried to do a silent installation with "sudo ./install -inputFile=/home<home directory>/installer_input.txt". It insisted on opening an X11 window and doing an interactive install.
I found the log file at /tmp/mathworks_root.log, and it appears to be using the wrong input filename:
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) Current Directory: /media
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) Input file not found /home/<home directory>/installer_input.txt=true
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) Installer build number: 9.10.0.1602886
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) Input arguments:
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) inputfile: /home/<home directory>/installer_input.txt=true
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) mode: silent
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) root: /media
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) flow: fikworkflow
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) Error reading file /home/<home directory>/installer_input.txt=true
(Feb 28, 2022 17:34:02) File '/home/<home directory>/installer_input.txt=true' does not exist

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Himanshu
Himanshu on 8 Jan 2024
Hey Harold,
I understand that you are encountering an error while trying to silently install R2021a on a Linux machine.
To silently install MATLAB on a Linux machine you need to follow the following steps:
  1. Download an installer containing the MathWorks products you want to install on the target computer.
  2. Make a copy of the installer properties file installer_input.txt.
  3. Open the copied installer properties file using any text editor and uncomment only the parameters that start with a single # symbol and enter the appropriate values.
  4. In a command window or terminal, start the installer using the ‘-inputFileoption to specify the full path of your installer properties file as a command-line argument.
  5. On Linux, run the install script with the -inputFile option. For example:
install -inputFile /tmp/my_installer_input.txt
Please find detailed documentation regarding silent installation of MATLAB here:
Hope this helps!

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