Matlab is available on the following Platforms.

All computers must be enrolled in the site license program and registered with the network license server before they may run Matlab. We need to know the hostname of your computer to register it with the license server. The hostname and uname -n commands will display the hostname of your UNIX or Linux computer.

Mathworks installation guides for Unix are available

for (version 7.4 R2007a) pdf

for (version 7.2 R2006a) pdf

for (version 7 R14) in pdf

- As root, create the directories where Matlab will be installed.

# mkdir /usr/local/matlab

# mkdir /usr/local/matlab/etc

- A license file is needed to decrypt the installation files. A copy of the license file is available via anonymous FTP from:

ftp.wss.yale.edu/pub/licensed/Matlab/license.dat

Install it named "license.dat" in the etc/ directory under MATLABHOME, i.e., where you install matlab on your host. (ex. /usr/local/matlab/etc/)

- Download the software to a temporary location. The unix installation files are available as gzip'd tar files and can be retrieved via anonymous FTP from:

ftp.wss.yale.edu

Download the following 3 files:

2006b_cd1.tar.gz

2006b_cd2.tar.gz

2006b_cd3.tar.gz

We have the most frequently requested distributions available on the ftp server. If you need a different distribution, or if you have any trouble getting to the software, please send mail to: WSS. You can arrange to borrow a copy of the installation cds for a limited amount of time.

For each of the files, do the following:

- Unzip and untar the file.

- Run the install program. (./install -t) Answer the questions and choose the toolboxes you wish to install. (Note: you do not need to install the license manager piece of Matlab. This is just for the campus license servers.) After the installation is complete, you may delete the temporary install files.

You will need to provide Matlab on your machine with the information it needs to contact the license servers:

Add the following entries to the /etc/hosts file:

128.36.236.21 license1.wss.yale.edu license1
128.36.236.34 license2.wss.yale.edu license2
130.132.232.125 license3.med.yale.edu license3

and the search entry in /etc/resolv.conf should include wss.yale.edu and med.yale.edu.