Cannot run Matlab Student on Linux Mint

I just purchased the student version of Matlab and installed & activated following the instructions from Matlab. However, I cannot run it either with sudo or without.

With sudo, there is the license error saying the user name is different, I figure out that it becomes 'root' so is different from the username of the license. Without sudo, I got stuck at the splashscreen and can never go to the Matlab window. I have to enter ctrl-Z to stop it running from the terminal.

I tried to install in both the home directory and the default /usr/local directory trying to avoid the issue with administrative privilege, but the result is the same (stuck at the splashscreen). I also tried the matlab-support package, still no luck.

Thanks in advance for replying.

Answer 1

[bdcxns]

I found the answer here:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/150877-why-is-matlab-r2014a-hanging-on-the-splash-screen-on-linux

After adding the write permission by chmod a+w -R ~/.matlab, Matlab can start normally, without superuser privilege.

[Gaston Melo]

Hi, im using linux mint 19 and I install matlab with sudo ./install on terminal. When I tried to start matlab with ./matlab it freeze with matlab logo. I tried with sudo ./matlab with the same freeze. I changed the owner of the matlab folder with the user name but have the same result. If I tried to run matlab with root user I get the licence error. What is the problem? IF i run matlab --nojvm it start matlab without problems. Thanks

[bdcxns]

Don't use sudo to install, or run, if Matlab asks for consistency between username and license.

Have you tried adding the write permission on Matlab preference folder?

[Walter Roberson]

You probably do need sudo to install.

[bdcxns]

if this is necessary then install in home directory and run without sudo as the student license only allow one user

I managed to solve this issue in this way