installing matlab silently in linux terminal on mac

I am working on a MacBook Pro and need to run a workflow that contains programs written in Linux, Matlab, and Fortran.

I have successfully installed mulitpass and can launch a Linux command line (ubuntu) and have been able to execute Linux commands and run linux scripts. Example:

chmod +x remove_old_data_cop_21

./remove_old_data_cop_21

I am now trying to install matlab on my linux terminal. I have downloaded the linux version of matlab from the mathworks site with my whoi license and copied the download .zip into my Linux directory:

multipass transfer --recursive /Users/jveatch/Documents/MATLAB/ACC/altimetry/matlab_R2024b_Linux.zip ubuntu:/home/ubuntu/

I am now trying to install matlab in my linux.

multipass shell ubuntu

sudo apt install unzip

unzip matlab_R2024b_Linux.zip -d matlab_installer

sudo apt update

sudo apt install -y unzip libx11-6 libxext6 libxrandr2 libglu1-mesa libxtst6 libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module

Because my multipass linux does not have a GUI, I edited my installer_input.txt file to install silently.

# Path where MATLAB will be installed

destinationFolder=/home/ubuntu/MATLAB/R2024b

# License information

fileInstallationKey=[file install key omitted for question publication]

agreeToLicense=yes

# Choose which products to install (or use `products=*` for all)

products=*

# Disable GUI mode

mode=silent

I have tried several debugging-techniques and have been unable to get the installer to complete.

sudo ./install -inputFile installer_input.txt

Answer 1

[Jacob Mathew]

Hey Jacquelyn,

You can follow the below documentation to install MATLAB Silently:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2024b/install/ug/install-noninteractively-silent-installation.html

The guide also has a section that allows you to view installation and activation log files. These would be helpful in identifying what went wrong.