Matlab on Ubuntu 14.04
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I am downloading matlab onto my new computer and keep getting an error message with the folder selection part. I want to use default /usr/local/MATLAB/R2016a but every time I click next it pops up with a message "Failed to create folder..."
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Steven Lord
on 19 May 2016
Does that folder exist already?
Do you have write permission to that folder?
Todd Leonhardt
on 19 May 2016
On Ubuntu you need sudo privileges to write to /usr. So either preface the install script with sudo or install to a directory within your home directory.
NOTE: If you are using a per-user license, it may be a good idea to install in your home directory anyways. But if you are using a node-locked license, then you really should use sudo (or get someone with that permission to do so), to install in the default location.
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